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FZNT24 KNHC 232101
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NE FLORIDA TO 25N86W TO 
THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT WILL MOVE FROM THE SW 
FLORIDA COAST TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO 
THE FAR SE GULF MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE 
ENTIRE GULF MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL 
LOUISIANA COAST TO 25N97W LATE WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL 
DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ON THURSDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON FRIDAY.

$$
GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S PART. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 15 
KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 
FRONT E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
330 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
E OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... 
HIGHEST W PART. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... 
HIGHEST W PART.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
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