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FZNT24 KNHC 132101
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL 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 SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT. 
STRONG N WINDS BEHIND FRONT WILL DIMINISH LATE MON AND BECOME 
SOUTHERLY OVER THE NW WATERS TUE.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20
TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT 
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.
.TUE...SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N PART 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.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007

.TONIGHT 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 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 MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON AND 5 
TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT SUN.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
330 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007

.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 THROUGH 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 AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 6 
TO 9 FT S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER NELSON