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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 09 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 09 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 18N87W WILL DRIFT W INTO 
BELIZE/YUCATAN AND CHANGES LITTLE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SAT.
WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NW PORTION WILL RAPIDLY BECOME DIFFUSE 
TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTH GULF LATE 
THU AND EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 25N97W LATE FRI AND WEAKEN FROM 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N97W LATE SAT. 

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 09 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W...BECOMING ISOLATED. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 09 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 96W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 96W.
.THU...E OF 96W NE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 96W NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 23N.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. 

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 09 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 24N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 
88W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 09 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 28N E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT N OF FRONT N PART LATE. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LL