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FZNT24 KNHC 040837
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 04 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 04 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FT MYERS FLORIDA TO 24N92W SURGING SW TO 
20N96W WILL PUSH S THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND STALL LATER TODAY 
AND TONIGHT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO 23N92W AND S TO 19N93W.  
FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS E 
ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND FRONT THROUGH WED. SLY RETURN FLOW 
INCREASES SLIGHTLY OVER THE W GULF WED NIGHT AND THU AND SPREADS 
OVER THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI. STRONG ATLC HIGH PRES SHIFTS W ON 
SAT INCREASING E WINDS IN THE SE AND MIDDLE GULF.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 04 2007

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 
TO 15. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST TUE DEC 04 2007

.TODAY...S OF 22N W OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 10 KT OT LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT IN N SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
E OF 94W NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST TUE DEC 04 2007

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 
3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST TUE DEC 04 2007

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE N OF 26N ON FRI. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI