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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM 1013 MB LOW IN THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND TO A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 29N88W TO HOUSTON TEXAS WILL BE 
NEARLY STATIONARY THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. RIDGE ALONG 
25N WILL MOVE N TO 27N SAT THEN 28N SUN THROUGH TUE WITH HIGH 
PRES DEVELOPING OFF THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA.

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. E OF 
93W SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...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.

$$
GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. S OF 
23N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SUN AND MON.

$$
GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF TROUGH TO 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N SAT NIGHT AND SUN.  

$$
GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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