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FZNT24 KNHC 240234
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE MOVE SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD BRIEFLY MON AND TUE WITH A SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING NW 
WATERS LATE WED DISSIPATING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU. A THIRD 
COLD FRONT WILL INTO NW WATERS FRI.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 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.

$$
GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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.

$$
GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 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.

$$
GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
930 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
E OF FRONT NE TO E 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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