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FZNT24 KNHC 231453
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO 25N88W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS 
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TO THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT AND EXIT THE GULF ON MONDAY. HIGH 
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE GULF MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUESDAY AND WILL 
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF ON WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL 
DISSIPATE ON THURSDAY.

$$
GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

...GALE WARNING S OF 28N...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
14 FT. N OF 28N N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S 
PART. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
HIGHEST SE PART.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

...GALE WARNING W OF COLD FRONT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 
95W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE AND WED...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO N 15 
TO 20 KT OVER THE N PART W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

...GALE WARNING W OF COLD FRONT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF COLD FRONT N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT 
CENTRAL PART. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
930 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
25 TO 30 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 
FT W OF FRONT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 
27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... 
HIGHEST W PART. 
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... 
HIGHEST W PART.
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
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