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FZNT24 KNHC 220907
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007

.SYNOPSIS...THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN BUILDING HIGH PRES N OF 
AREA AND A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE W CARIBBEAN WILL RESULT IN AN 
INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH THE PERIOD. 

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007

.TODAY 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 4 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL. E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007

.TODAY...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT 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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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007

.TODAY...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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 6 
TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 2O TO 
25 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N... 
EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER NELSON