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FZNT24 KNHC 032102
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 03 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 03 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES MID MEANDER OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF 
WATERS THROUGH SAT THEN MERGE WITH AN ATLC E TO W BUILDING ALONG 
27N SUN.

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 03 2007

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 26N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
26N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY 
IN S SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART ENDING EARLY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
IN SLY SWELL. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 94W SLY WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 03 2007

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...MAINLY NEAR COAST.
.SAT...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 03 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING SLY SAT AND WLY SUN. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 03 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SW SAT AND SUN. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON

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