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FZNT24 KNHC 180841
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SHIFTS E 
INTO THE CAROLINAS THROUGH WED. LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE 
SOUTHERN PLAINS THU...SHIFTS E AND WEAKENS ACROSS N FLORIDA BY 
FRI...FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. 
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT INTO THE NW 
GULF WITH STRONG NW WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT.  

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT BECOMING NW 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 29N 
EARLY.  
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT
W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W FRI. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT W OF 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. 

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 
27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 LATE. 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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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
330 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB