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FZNT24 KNHC 300919
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 27N83W 24N92W 18N93W 
WITH GALE FORCE WINDS S OF 22N W OF 93W THROUGH TONIGHT.  TROUGH 
STARTS MOVING E LATE TONIGHT RELAXING GRADIENT AND ENDING GALE 
EVENT.  WIND AND SEAS DECREASE W OF 90W BUT CONTINUE STRONG E OF 
90W TILL SAT AS TROPICAL STORM NOEL BRUSHES E COAST OF FLORIDA.

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2007

.TODAY...S OF 28N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2007

...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 93W...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS TO 35 KT  
DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS TO 16 FT SUBSIDE TO 9 FT 
LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 93W N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.WED...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 93W 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT.

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT 
LATE WED AND THU. SEAS 8 FT...BUILD TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
E PORTION. 
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...SUBSIDE TO 
6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS E PORTION FRI.

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND N OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...SUBSIDE TO 5 
FT N OF 25N SAT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES