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FZNT24 KNHC 030843
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 03 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST MON DEC 03 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA TO 
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY SE AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 
TAMPA BAY FLORIDA 26N90W 21N97W BY THIS EVENING AND BECOME 
DIFFUSE FROM S FLORIDA TO 19N96W BY LATE TUE. HIGH PRESS BUILDS 
OVER THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT TUE AND WED. WED AND 
THU RETURN SLY FLOW INCREASES OVER THE W GULF...THEN WEAKENS BUT 
SPREADS OVER THE ENTIRE GULF FRI. 

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST MON DEC 03 2007

.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 
10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
SWLY 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 93W.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST MON DEC 03 2007

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
FRONT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT AND GUSTY NEAR MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT N PORTION 
TUE. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE
WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT WED.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST MON DEC 03 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
FRONT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 
5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT...AND 2 TO 4 FT 
S OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.WED...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N VARIABLE W TO NW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST MON DEC 03 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING 
TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
FRONT. S OF 25N NE TO N WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 
10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.WED...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT EARLY BECOME SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB