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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN NEAR 28.0N 97.2W 1006 MB AT 
7 AM CDT MOVING WNW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT 
GUSTS 40 KT. ERIN WILL MOVE INLAND INTO TEXAS NEAR 28.0N 98.1W 
THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION THEN MOVE 
WELL INLAND OVER S TEXAS NEAR 28.8N 99.9W BY TONIGHT. RIDGE 
ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL LIFT JUST N OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN. 
WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE SE GULF SUN AND 
MON AS HURRICANE DEAN MOVES ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W...UPDATED
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

UPDATED TO CANCEL WARNINGS

.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 94W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

.TODAY...N OF 23N W OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU NIGHT AND FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.  

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.

$$
FORECASTER DGS/BERG

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