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FZNT24 KNHC 041454
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 04 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO 24N90W TO 20N96W WILL MOVE 
THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO 23N92W 19N93W TONIGHT AND STALL.  FRONT WILL 
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE 
REGION BEHIND FRONT THROUGH WED. STRONG ATLC HIGH PRES SHIFTS W ON 
SAT INCREASING E WINDS IN THE SE AND MIDDLE GULF.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 04 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING 5 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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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST TUE DEC 04 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N W OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SUBSIDING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 10 KT TO LESS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 04 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 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.
.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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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
930 AM CST TUE DEC 04 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...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/DGS