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FZNT24 KNHC 200907
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OVER FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT 
THEN 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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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 
NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 8 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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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007

.TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND 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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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.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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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
330 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. 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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