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FZNT24 KNHC 231513
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

.SYNOPSIS...BUILDING HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND 
PERSISTENT LOW PRES OVER SW CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE WINDS AND 
SEAS THROUGH SAT THEN DIMINISH SOME SUN.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE 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.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W 
OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5 
TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT 
STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 84W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 
25N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT S OF 25N LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
 
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FORECASTER ROWLAND/AGUIRRE