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FZNT24 KNHC 170234
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...1006 MB LOW PRES NEAR 25N94W WILL MOVE TO 26N95W 
TONIGHT AND INTO S TEXAS WED. RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 25N THU AND 
MOVE E FRI AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GULF COAST. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE TEXAS-MEXICO 
BORDER FRI...WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N90W SAT...AND 
DISSIPATE SUN.

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS E OF 94W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W.
.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 BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS E OF 94W.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE 
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2007

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 10 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/BERG