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FZNT24 KNHC 121445
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N DISSIPATES MON. TROUGH DEVELOPS 
ALONG 88W MON THEN MOVES W ACROSS THE SW GULF TUE AND 
WED...BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER EASTERN MEXICO THU.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN

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