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FZNT24 KNHC 032051
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM A 1015 MB LOW LOCATED
OVER N FLORIDA EXTENDS SW THROUGH 28N89W TO 27N95W. THE TROUGH IS
FORECAST TO LIFT N OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO SAT MORNING. RIDGE 
ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT N TO 28N SUN THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BE 
NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF SUN THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007

.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007

.TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007

.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL

THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAS ISSUED A FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE SOLICITING 
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NEED TO CONTINUE PROVIDING HIGH FREQUENCY /HF/ 
RADIO BROADCASTS OF WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS VIA RADIOFACSIMILE
OR VOICE AND SITOR/NBDP. A COPY OF THE NOTICE MAY BE FOUND AT: 
HTTP://DMSES.DOT.GOV/DOCIMAGES/P101/466958.PDF 
A COPY OF THE NOTICE MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED VIA NATIONAL WEATHER 
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