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FZNT24 KNHC 180850
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER S TEXAS COMBINED WITH HIGH OVER THE 
SE U.S. INCREASE THE WINDS OVER NW GULF TODAY. THE TROUGH MOVE 
ALONG THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE MON.  COLD 
FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO N COAST OF MEXICO THU.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

.TODAY...W OF 29W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W OF 95W.
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W   
330 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT GUSTS TO GALE 
FORCE W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD 8 TO 12 FT W FRONT 
LATE THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.  

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. BECOMING N 20 TO 30 W 
OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT W OF 
FRONT.


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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N 
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 24N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER DGS