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FZNT24 KNHC 272129
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N92W WILL 
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST AND 
EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 23N97W FRI AND FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO 24N93W SAT THEN DISSIPATE SUN. STRONGER COLD FRONT 
FORECAST MOVES RAPIDLY OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY MON AND EXTEND FROM 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE MON EVENING...THEN 
MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE FOLLOWED BY STRONG NLY WINDS.

$$
GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ENTIRE.   
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10  KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 TO 14 FT.

$$
GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS  15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
AND GUSTY BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 22N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
330 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT.

$$
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