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FZNT24 KNHC 200310
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED DEC 19 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED DEC 19 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E TONIGHT. WEAK 
LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA EARLY FRI. WEAK RIDGING OVER CENTRAL GULF 
FRI AND SAT. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SAT AND BECOMES 
NEARLY STATIONARY FROM ALABAMA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. MODERATE TO 
STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS BEHIND FRONT.   

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED DEC 19 2007
 
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 
NW 10 KT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT ENTIRE 
ZONE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N.  
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW AND INCREASING 
20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 PM CST WED DEC 19 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST WED DEC 19 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
930 PM CST WED DEC 19 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 
TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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