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FZNT24 KNHC 172123
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT NOV 17 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT NOV 17 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT 
WITH A WEAK TROUGH MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS MIDDAY SUN AND STALLING 
OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATING MON. A COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT REACHING FROM 30N86W TO 
23N98W SUNRISE THU...AND FROM 27N82W TO 18N94W SUNRISE FRI.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT NOV 17 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE 
THU AND 8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W   
330 PM CST SAT NOV 17 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.
.THU SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT GUSTS TO GALE 
FORCE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.  

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST SAT NOV 17 2007

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT 
LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST SAT NOV 17 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 25N SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S LATE WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N OF 24N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 24N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON