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FZNT24 KNHC 230859
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W 19N95W MOVES SE AND STALLS 
ALONG 26N82W 24N95W 18N94W THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRES DEVELOPS 
NEAR 27N97W AND MOVES N SAT DRAGGING A WARM FRONT N ACROSS THE 
EASTERN WATERS SAT NIGHT. A NEW COLD FRONT SWINGS AROUND THE LOW 
INTO WESTERN GULF WATERS SAT AND EXTENDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI 
DELTA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON. THIS SECOND FRONT BECOMES 
STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT AND 
BEGINS TO DRIFT N EARLY TUE AND EXTENDS E TO W ALONG 25N EARLY 
WED. 

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2007

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N...AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SUN...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE MON. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W   
330 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 
22N E OF 96W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E OF 
96W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 96W EARLY TODAY.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 21N W OF 93W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 
KT...AND UP TO 30 KT ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 
KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. S OF 22N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS TUE. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.  

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT...THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT LATE 
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT BY LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY LATE 
MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR 
FRONT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN