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FZNT24 KNHC 202107
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE NOV 20 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE NOV 20 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY ALL WATERS WED IN 
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT 
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE 
THU THEN STALLING FROM SW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI. 
LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF ALONG THE 
FRONT FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE N ON SAT DRAGGING A WARM 
FRONT N ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL SWING 
SE AROUND THE LOW INTO NW GULF WATERS SAT REACHING FROM 
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST TUE NOV 20 2007

.TONIGHT AND WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 
30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT 
W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN LINES OF TSTMS AHEAD OF 
FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W   
330 PM CST TUE NOV 20 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 
7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS 
E OF FRONT.  
.FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL LATE. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 
30 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND COLD FRONT SAT NIGHT AND . SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SUN.

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GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST TUE NOV 20 2007
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 
20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N 
OF FRONT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF 
FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 PM CST TUE NOV 20 2007

.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON