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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU.
RIDGE WILL MOVE E OF AREA FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 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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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 
27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SLY WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
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.

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