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FZNT24 KNHC 170830
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT ALONG NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL 
MOVE FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N99W TODAY...N FLORIDA TO 24N98W 
TONIGHT...CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 22N95W FRI...OVER THE FAR SE GULF 
SAT...THEN E OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF 
BEHIND THE FRONT FRI THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

.TODAY 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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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

.TODAY...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT LATE. 
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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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 MUNDELL