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FZNT24 KNHC 251445
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDS W ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS 
WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT 
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY 
E TO THE CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE 
GULF WATERS FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF SAT AND SUN

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
9 FT. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING LATE.
.TONIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 
TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT 
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N 
AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW 
SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PORTION. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
CENTRAL WATERS.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N SLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
OVER N PART.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/DGS