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FZNT24 KNHC 121522
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE N GULF COAST WEAKENS AND MOVES E THU 
AND FRI...AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE FRONT STALLS ALONG THE GULF COAST 
FROM N FLORIDA TO E TEXAS FRI...THEN MOVES N OF THE AREA AS A 
WARM FRONT. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT 
AND EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 20N96W LATE SAT AND E OF 
AREA BY LATE SUN. STRONG N WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS FOLLOWS THE 
FRONT.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING NE NEAR THE TEXAS COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 
95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT 
LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE SAT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
930 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S 0F 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND 
THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL/CHRISTENSEN