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FZNT24 KNHC 200317
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM APALACHICOLA TO TAMPICO MEXICO. 
THE FRONT WEAKENS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N98W BY LATE SAT...THEN 
DISSIPATES SUN AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A STRONGER 
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING BRINGING A 
POSSIBILITY OF GALE FORCE TO THE WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE. THE 
FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE BY TUE AND WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY WED.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON THROUGH TUE... 

.TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT FAR NW 
WATERS LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PART 
LATE.
.WED...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 
28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON THROUGH TUE... 

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 23N AND 1 
TO 2 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 KT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT FAR NW 
PART LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PART 
LATE.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
24N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND THE 
FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS 
AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007

.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.


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FORECASTER GR/EC