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FZNT24 KNHC 260250
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
WEAKEN AND MOVES E IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG THE 
TEXAS COAST THAT IS FORECAST TO REACH A PSN FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO 23N97W THU AND DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD 
ACROSS THE GULF SAT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007

.TONIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 10 
TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU. 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG LOUISIANA COAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR 
FRONT.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007

.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 93W.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007

.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 PART.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007

.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 SE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N 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 AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE