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FZNT24 KNHC 010840
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 01 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 01 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT 
EASTWARD THROUGH SUN IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST 
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON 
MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON...FROM W CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY MON EVENING
...AND FROM THE THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE 
MORNING. THE FRONT THEN EXITS THE SE GULF LATE TUE. INCREASING N 
WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF 
THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION LATE TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 01 2007

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S
15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT W OF 95W THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 
94W.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 
TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST SAT DEC 01 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT
...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 8
10 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST SAT DEC 01 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 
KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST SAT DEC 01 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 
26N.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
FRONT BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 
TO 8 FT N OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 
FRONT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE