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FZNT24 KNHC 161449
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23N94W WILL MOVE TO 
26N94W TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE WED. RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 27N THU 
AND MOVE E FRI AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF COAST. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE FAR 
WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN FROM S FLORIDA TO NEAR THE 
NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO SW WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.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. 
.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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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 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 BUILDING 2 
TO 4 FT W OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE/DGS