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FZNT24 KNHC 170244
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
THU...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA FRI AND SAT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE 
W OVER THE SRN WATERS TUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007

.TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS...BECOMING SCATTERED TUE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S 
OF 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...
BECOMING ISOLATED WED.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
10 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 93W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 
93W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 
95W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF
21N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 22N THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW
10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007
 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... 
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.

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