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FZNT24 KNHC 032105
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON DEC 03 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST MON DEC 03 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 24N94W TO 21N97W 
SHIFTS INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF AND DISSIPATES THROUGH TUE. HIGH 
PRESS BUILDS OVER THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT TUE AND 
WED. SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES SLIGHTLY OVER THE W GULF WED INTO 
THU...THEN WEAKENS BUT SPREADS OVER THE ENTIRE GULF FRI. 

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON DEC 03 2007

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO
20 KT LATE THU. 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.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST MON DEC 03 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W.
.TUE...S OF 22N W OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST MON DEC 03 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT...THEN 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
FRONT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 PM CST MON DEC 03 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN