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FZNT24 KNHC 012056
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-020330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007

.SYNOPSIS...DIFFUSING STATIONARY FRONT ALONG N GULF COAST FROM 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO WEAK LOW AT MISSISSIPPI DELTA THROUGH THU. 
LOW PRES WILL LIFT NE THU NIGHT WITH RIDGE MOVING TO ALONG 25N 
ON FRI...TO 27N SAT...AND TO 28N SUN AND MON.

$$
GMZ080-020330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. E OF 94W 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. E OF 94W 
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-020330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007

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

$$
GMZ084-020330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS W 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N W 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 24N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
26N.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 28N WIND NW LESS THAN 5 KT. S OF 28N NE TO E 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 FT ENTIRE AREA. 

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GMZ086-020330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

$$
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES

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