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FZNT24 KNHC 220320
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-220930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO 28N93W WILL MOVE N OF 
THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST BY MIDDAY MON AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N97W MON 
EVENING THEN WEAKEN FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 
19N93W BY TUE EVENING. THE FRONT STALLS WED AND EXTENDS FROM THE 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 31N87W TO 18N94W BY THU EVENING. THE 
FRONT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS HIGH 
PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE SE GULF.

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GMZ080-220930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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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GMZ082-220930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 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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GMZ084-220930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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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GMZ086-220930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 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/CHRISTENSEN