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FZNT24 KNHC 260252
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 25 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 25 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL 
MOVE BACK W FRI AND SAT THEN GRADUALLY DIFFUSE. 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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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 25 2007

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

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 25 2007

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 
KT LATE SUN...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. 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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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 25 2007

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...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 7 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 S AND SE PORTION.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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 MAINLY CENTRAL AND SOUTH 
PORTIONS.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 25 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 
26N 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 ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE