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FZNT24 KNHC 210824
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

.SYNOPSIS...BUILDING HIGH PRES OVER THE TN VALLEY AND A 
PERSISTENT TROUGH OVER THE W CARIBBEAN WILL RESULT IN BRISK ELY 
WINDS THROUGH THU THEN THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS SOME LATE FRI.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW 
TSTMS W PART. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E 
SWELL.

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
A FEW TSTMS SW PART. 
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 21N E OF 91W EARLY THU. 

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 
TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU. S OF 24N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL THU.

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FL 
THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FL.
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.

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FORECASTER NELSON