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FZNT24 KNHC 190314
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SUN NOV 18 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH JUST OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST DRIFT NW MON 
AND DISSIPATE INLAND MON. SE WINDS ALL WATERS BECOME SLY WED IN 
ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT REACHING 
FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THU AND THEN 
STALL FROM TAMPA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

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

.TONIGHT AND MON...NW OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SE OF 
TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 
S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N TO 35 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE WED AND THU THEN DIMINISH TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 FT 
BUILD TO 14 FT W OF FRONT EARLY FRI. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
TSTMS IN LINES AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W   
930 PM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

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

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 22N E OF 96W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME N TO 40 KT BEHIND COLD 
FRONT EARLY THU THEN DIMINISH TO 20 KT THU NIGHT INTO FRI. SEAS 
4 FT BUILD TO 14 FT W FRONT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT.  
.FRI...W OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. E OF 94W NE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N TO 25 W OF 
FRONT THU. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT W OF FRONT EARLY FRI. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT THU.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SE OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES