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FZNT24 KNHC 160913
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NW TO THE SOUTHERN TEXAS COAST WED MORNING AND 
DISSIPATE. RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 27N THU AND MOVE E FRI AS A 
WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF COAST. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE FAR WESTERN GULF FRI
AFTERNOON...AND AS A WEAKENING FRONT FROM S FLORIDA TO NEAR THE 
NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SAT.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO S TO SW 
15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
WED NIGHT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS APPROACHING THE COAST.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
E PART.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.TODAY...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W...BECOMING ISOLATED IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 22N.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART WED.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.TODAY...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER 
IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.TODAY...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BEHIND FRONT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE