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FZNT24 KNHC 172059
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SHIFTS E 
INTO THE CAROLINAS THROUGH WED. LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE 
SOUTHERN PLAINS THU AND SHIFTS E THROUGH N FLORIDA BY 
FRI...FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. 
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES E THROUGH THE PLAINS AND APPROACHES 
THE TEXAS COAST SAT. 

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007
 
.TONIGHT...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 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N 
LATE.
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N EARLY.  
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W 
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 SW 20 TO 25 
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 29N. 
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 
KT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
330 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007
 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N TONIGHT. 
.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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE AND DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN