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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU OCT 25 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 25 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL STALL 
JUST E OF THE AREA TODAY THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE STRAITS ON FRI. 
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON SAT WITH 
INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF SAT 
THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 25 2007

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 25 2007

.TODAY...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 94W NW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 25 2007

.TODAY...S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. N OF 
25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT TO 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 
TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.SAT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 
10 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF LINE 28N85W 21N90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT THU OCT 25 2007

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
SPREADING W.
.SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER BERG