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FZNT24 KNHC 250802
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER AREA. NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS 
NW WATERS WED THEN STALLS AND BECOMES DIFFUSE THROUGH THU NIGHT 
FROM S ALABAMA TO 25N94W. SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST EARLY FRIDAY AND EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI COAST 
TO 24N97W LATE FRI. FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE MIDDLE 
GULF
AND DISSIPATE ON SAT.

$$
GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE AND 
INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 
TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE AND 
INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N W OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.  
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NE 15 KT W OF COLD FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 23N.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 15 KT W OF 
COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO N 15 KT W OF 
COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW 
CORNER.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
330 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO 
NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT 
N OF 28N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
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