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FZNT24 KNHC 021508
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE OVER ERN UNITED STATES WEAKEN THROUGH 
WED.  LOW 1006 MB AT 24N83W...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... MOVE 
W TO NEAR 24N86W LATE TODAY...26N88W WED...29N92W THU THEN 
WEAKEN OVER LOUISIANA/EAST TEXAS FRI.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 
93W NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...W OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
LOW SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE 
SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
WITH NE SWELL. W OF 92W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH 
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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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
S OF 24N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
23N. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME E 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N NW WINDS 
15 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 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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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF LOW NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
E OF LOW S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 LL