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FZNT24 KNHC 182116
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2007

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E FRI AS COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF COAST SAT AND MOVES E OF AREA SUN.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR 
LESS. 

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2007
 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.

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