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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

.SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF DEAN IS INLAND OVER MEXICO AND IS MOVING 
WEST AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER CENTRAL MEXICO TODAY. WINDS AND 
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVER THE W GULF TODAY. A TROPICAL 
WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS FLORIDA TODAY...AND THEN WEAKEN OVER 
THE EAST HALF OF THE GULF FRI. A WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 
30N THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

$$
GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

.TODAY...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
IN SE SWELL. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN SE SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT...AND TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS DEVELOPING SE PART TONIGHT...BECOMING SCATTERED FRI AND 
FRI NIGHT WITH ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT W OF 94W 
AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT BY SUN.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 27N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT INTO SAT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY SUN. N OF 25N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGH SAT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2
FT SUN. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT E OF 
WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT SAT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY SUN. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO NE SUN. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS SUN...BUILDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER LL

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