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FZNT24 KNHC 170844
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...1006 MB LOW PRES NEAR 25N95W IS MOVING NNW 10 TO 15 
KT. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO S TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. 
RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 25N THU AND MOVE E FRI AS A WEAK COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFF THE GULF COAST. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO EXTEND 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO FRI...THEN WEAKEN FROM 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N90W SAT...AND DISSIPATE SUN AS A RIDGE 
BUILDS W ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W.
.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 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 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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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007

.TODAY 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 N OF 23N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 23N.
.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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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007

.TODAY...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT AND 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 
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE