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FZNT24 KNHC 180306
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SHIFTS E 
INTO CAROLINAS THROUGH WED.  LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER SRN PLAINS 
THU AND SHIFTS E THROUGH N FLORIDA FRI...FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH 
PRES OVER CENTRAL GULF.  STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES E THROUGH 
PLAINS AND APPROACHES TEXAS COAST SAT. 

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007
 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N LATE.
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.FRI...WINDS BECOME S 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND COLD 
FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND COLD FRONT..

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007

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

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 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 S WINDS 20 KT...BECOME SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT 
...BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 10 
KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N 
OF 29N. 
.FRI...N OF 25N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOME SE 10 KT LATE.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT. 
S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
930 PM CST MON DEC 17 2007
 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOME E 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 5 FT S OF 27N. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES