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FZNT24 KNHC 162030
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 24N94W WILL MOVE TO
26N96W TONIGHT AND INTO S TEXAS 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 S 
TEXAS FRI AND WEAKEN FROM SW FLORIDA TO 26N89W SAT AND DISSIPATE
SUN.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS E OF 94W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 28N 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.
.THU NIGHT AND 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 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N 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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS