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FZNT24 KNHC 171506
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...1004 MB LOW PRES NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL 
CONTINUE TO MOVE N AND INLAND THROUGH 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 NEAR 
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO LATE FRI...THEN WEAKEN FROM 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N90W SAT...AND DISSIPATE SUN AS A RIDGE 
BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY SE PART.
.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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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. 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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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 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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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.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/WILLIS