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FZNT24 KNHC 171446
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEN TO BROWNSVILLE 
TEXAS N FLORIDA TO 24N98W TONIGHT CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 22N95W FRI 
AND 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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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED 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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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
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/DGS