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FZNT24 KNHC 151450
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL DISSIPATE LATER 
TODAY. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N GULF LATE WED INTO THU THEN
INTO THE FAR E GULF LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF 
BEHIND THE FRONT FRI AND SAT.

$$
GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT N OF FRONT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT 
THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
N OF THE FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
28N LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL/DGS