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FZNT24 KNHC 221408
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 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 AND LOWER PRESSURE 
OVER TEXAS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH 
THE PERIOD. 

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.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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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. ISOLATED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
.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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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE 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 NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 BUILDING 5 TO 8 
FT WED NIGHT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...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/COBB/ROWLAND