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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND
EARLY FRI OVER THE WESTERN GULF...AS THE REMNANTS OF DEAN MOVE
FROM NEAR THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC
OCEAN. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO
EARLY FRI...CROSS THE MIDDLE GULF SAT...AND REACH THE FAR
WESTERN GULF SUN. A WEAK LOW PRES AREA JUST E OF FLORIDA WILL
DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL
REMAIN ALONG 30N THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

$$
GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
28N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY SE PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT LATE FRI AND 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AND E OF 95W.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS MAINLY S OF 13N.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 28N.
.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 4 FT THROUGH SAT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2
FT SUN. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN. 
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS SAT...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER MILLS/AGUIRRE

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