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FZNT24 KNHC 162029
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 24N95W WILL MOVE
TO FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 35N95W THU OVER THE FAR SE GULF FRI 
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT FRI 
THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007

.TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 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.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007

.TONIGHT AND 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 3 TO 5 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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N 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 AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND 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 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS