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FZNT24 KNHC 131456
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WILL CONTINUE E 
STALLING OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS BRIEFLY TONIGHT THEN MOVE N AS A 
WARM FRONT FRI IN ADVANCE OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE 
GULF SAT AND SUN AND SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND 
FRONT WILL DIMINISH MON INTO TUE.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW 
SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR THE FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT NW PART LATE FRI NIGHT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT BEHIND FRONT 
LATE SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING 
NE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. A FEW SHOWERS.  
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
MON AND 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 
FT MON AND 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT SUN.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
930 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 2 FT N OF 28N.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S 
OF 26N.

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FORECASTER NELSON