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FZNT24 KNHC 161449
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE N GULF WILL MOVE E AS A WEAK COLD 
FRONT MOVES INTO THE N GULF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THU AND WEAKEN AS IT 
EXITS THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF 
BEHIND THE FRONT FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.THU NIGHT AND 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.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT LATE THU. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL/DGS