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FZNT24 KNHC 131531
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SFC TROUGH FROM 30N91W TO 25N94W MOVE W TO TEXAS 
COAST EARLY WED.  RIDGE OVER NE WATERS CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THU 
THEN BUILD W TO TEXAS COAST FRI. 

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT.
E OF TROUGH S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
E OF TROUGH SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TEXAS COAST THU.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
N OF 22N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 22N SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 22N SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG COAST W OF 95W.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS INCREASE TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES

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