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FZNT24 KNHC 182142
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 18 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH JUST OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST WILL 
DRIFT NW MON AND DISSIPATE INLAND MON NIGHT. EASTERLY WINDS ALL 
WATERS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY FROM THE W ON WED IN ADVANCE OF A 
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT REACHING FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE THU AND THEN 
STALL FROM TAMPA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM 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 SE 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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW 
PART.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT THEN DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT BY SUNRISE 
FRI. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN TSTMS IN LINES AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W   
330 PM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

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

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 40 KT 
BEHIND COLD FRONT EARLY THU THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT THU 
NIGHT INTO FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT W FRONT LATE. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN TSTMS IN LINES AHEAD OF FRONT.  
.FRI...W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 94W 
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS.  

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT BY 
SUNRISE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF 
FRONT MAINLY OVER NW WATERS THU.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. 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 BUILD TO 7 FT TUE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. 
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND COLD FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 
7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF 
FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON