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FZNT24 KNHC 270924
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO 
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO WRN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N92W LATE 
TODAY.  FRONT DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF 
TEXAS COAST.  FRONT REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA COAST TO 23N97W LATE 
FRI...FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N93W LATE SAT AND DISSIPATE 
OVER ERN GULF EARLY SUN.  STRONGER COLD FRONT FORECAST MOVE OFF 
TEXAS COAST EARLY MON AND QUICKLY REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG NLY FLOW.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007

.TODAY..E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. W OF 
94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 25 KT W OF 
COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT W OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT 
ABATE TO 2 FT LATE.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT W OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. 
SEAS 7 FT W OF FRONT AND 4 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 25 KT W 
OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT W OF COLD FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 KT BECOME NE 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. 
SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007

.TODAY...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NW W OF COLD 
FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 180 NM 
E OF FRONT N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND 
COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
.SAT...W OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND COLD FRONT 
MON. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
330 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 10 KT N OF 28N. 
SEAS 4 FT S OF 28N AND 2 FT N OF 28N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART NEAR 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N BEHIND COLD FRONT.
SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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