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FZNT24 KNHC 151528
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS 
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO GALE FORCE. FRONT 
MOVES RAPIDLY THROUGH THE GULF TONIGHT AND SUN...THEN SE OF THE AREA 
BY LATE SUN. REMNANT LOW OF OLGA NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE N 
INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY AND BE ABSORBED BY THE COLD 
FRONT TONIGHT. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND FRONT WILL DIMINISH LATE MON 
AND BECOME SOUTHERLY TUE.

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 
TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 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 AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING NW OF FRONT...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 
35 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT TO 40 KT NEAR COAST. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 
TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007
  
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E OF 88W SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF 88W NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W BY EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 88W.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 
20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 
7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH 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.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
930 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 24N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.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.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL/CHRISTENSEN