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FZNT24 KNHC 181508
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE AND STALL JUST 
OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT INTO MON THEN SHIFT NW AND 
DISSIPATE INLAND MON NIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY WED IN 
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT 
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU 
AND FROM TAMPA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA AROUND SUNRISE FRI.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED NIGHT AND THU...

.THIS AFTERNOON...BETWEEN 92W AND 96W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.TONIGHT AND MON...NW OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT 
W OF FRONT BY SUNRISE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W   
930 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED NIGHT AND THU...

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 22N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 40 KT 
BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 9 TO 
14 FT W FRONT BY SUNRISE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.  

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. 
.TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 
W OF FRONT EARLY THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT W OF 
FRONT BY SUNRISE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT MAINLY NW WATERS.  

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT TUE.
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 
7 FT TUE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 5 
TO 8 FT S OF 25N 5 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 
4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT BY SUNRISE FRI. S OF 25N 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