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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN INLAND NEAR 28.5N 97.8W 
1006 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING NW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. ERIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS 
TEXAS AND DISSIPATE TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR 29.5N 99.5W THIS 
EVENING WITH WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE NW GULF CONTINUING TO 
DIMINISH. 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.

$$
GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FRI AND 
FRI NIGHT.

$$
GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
TONIGHT AND FRI.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E 
PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E PART LATE.

$$
GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 
TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART LATE. 

$$
GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.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 26N E WINDS 10 TO 150 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N 
OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S PART.

$$
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