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FZNT24 KNHC 181443
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO... 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SOUTHEAST STATES SHIFTS E OVER AND 
JUST OFFSHORE 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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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007
 
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT BECOMING W 10 
KT LATE N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N 
OF 28N 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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W 
LATE. 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 W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 26N 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 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
930 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 
24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 
OF 27N.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB/CANGIALOSI