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FZNT24 KNHC 162111
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO WESTERN CUBA TO NE YUCATAN 
WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH 
BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES OVER TEXAS SHIFTS ACROSS 
THE DEEP SOUTH AND INTO THE CAROLINAS. SLY WINDS INCREASE IN THE FAR 
WESTERN GULF WED INTO THU...AND OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRI...AS LOW 
PRES DIGS THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2007
 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ENTIRE 
AREA. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2007

...GALE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 95W...

.TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 
TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 24N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 
7 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2007

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. N OF 
27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 
KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N 
AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
330 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2007
 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 
6 TO 10 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN