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FZNT24 KNHC 020912
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE OVER ERN UNITED STATES WEAKEN THROUGH 
WED.  LOW PRES 1008 MB AT 24N81W...POSSIBLE DEVELOPING TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...MOVE W THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO GULF OF MEXICO 
TO NEAR 24N86W LATE TODAY...26N88W WED...29N92W THU THEN WEAKEN 
OVER LOUISIANA/E TEXAS FRI.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007

.TODAY...E OF 93W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
W OF 93W NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...W OF LOW PRES N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 
LOW PRES SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007

.TODAY...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL. W OF 92W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10  KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007

.TODAY...N OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
S OF 24N W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF LOW PRES NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME E 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT...SUBSIDE TO 6 FT. S OF LOW PRES NW WINDS 15 
KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.  

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007

.TODAY...W OF LOW PRES NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
E OF LOW PRES S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS
S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED TROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES