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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO SW 
LOUISIANA WITH A 1010 MB LOW NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA WILL 
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY THEN LIFT N TO 29N TONIGHT...THE 
N GULF COAST FRI...AND INLAND BY FRI NIGHT. RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL 
MOVE N TO 25N BY FRI...27N SAT...THEN 28N SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 22N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SUN AND MON.

$$
GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007
 
.TODAY...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
FROM 25N TO FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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