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FZNT24 KNHC 261508
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2007

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE N GULF WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH FRI 
AND DRIFT INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF ON SAT AND SUN. A WEAK FRONT 
APPROACHES THE NE GULF MON WITH AN INCREASE IN SW WINDS.

$$
GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2007
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
OR TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT TO 3 FT 
OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
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