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FZNT24 KNHC 312052
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES TROUGH OVER THE SE U.S. WILL DRIFT S INTO 
THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WATERS TODAY THROUGH THU.  A WEAK SURFACE 
LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA ON FRI THEN LIFT N 
OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN.  RIDGE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
THE NW GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI THEN LIFT 
N TO 27N SAT AND SUN.

$$
GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS E OF 91W.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. E OF 
94W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N S 
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.

$$
GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N SLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007
 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
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