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FZNT24 KNHC 212036
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO 26N89W WILL MOVE N OF 
THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST MON MORNING AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 19N96W MON NIGHT 
THEN WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA PENINSULA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE AND 
FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL WED AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 
YUCATAN CHANNEL THU AND E OF AREA FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE 
GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE S OF 27N... 

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 
35 KT S OF 27N W OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 
FT S OF 27N W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS NW TO N 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 
27N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT E OF 95W AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W AND 3 
TO 4 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE... 

.TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING 
30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 
TO 19 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF 92 NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF 92 
NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 94W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
94W NE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
24N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 24N. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 15 TO 
20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS