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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG ENE FLOW PERSIST THROUGH THE STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA AND SE GULF WATERS. MODERATE ELY WINDS WILL INCREASE 
SLIGHTLY STARTING TUE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF ERN AND CENTRAL 
GULF BETWEEN BUILDING HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC AND A 
PERSISTENT TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. MEANWHILE SE WINDS 
WILL INCREASE OVER THE WRN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...BETWEEN 
THE ATLC HIGH PRES AND DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER W TEXAS.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT W OF 94W AND 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR TEXAS COAST.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. A FEW TSTMS SW PART. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 22N E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

.TONIGHT AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 
TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT 
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 2O TO 25 KT 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN