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FZNT24 KNHC 120312
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING TO THE SE 
GULF. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE E 
GULF LATE SUN INTO MON AND DISSIPATE TUE.

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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W...BECOMING SCATTERED
SAT AND ISOLATED SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT TO 15 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST TUE AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N
AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 22N.

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 
3 TO 5 LATE SUN. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE N OF 24N
...BECOMING PATCHY SAT MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT LATE SUN.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.TUE AND WED....NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
LATE TUE AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N WED. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/AGUIRRE