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FZNT24 KNHC 280930
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CORPUS 
CHRIST TEXAS LIFT N OF AREA EARLY TODAY IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT 
THAT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST.  FRONT REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 
23N97W EARLY TONIGHT AND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT THEN DISSIPATE SUN.  STRONGER COLD FRONT 
FORECAST TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE MON AND EXTEND FROM N 
FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE...AND E OF AREA LATER ON 
TUE FOLLOWED BY STRONG NLY WINDS.

$$
GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE S OF 27N...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
N OF 27N.   
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
E OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10  KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N. 
ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 12 FT.

$$
GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE...

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...INCREASE TO 
GALE FORCE. SEAS 11 FT BUILD TO 15 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO GALE FORCE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. SEAS 8 
FT BUILD TO 14 FT.

$$
GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 24N N WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD 11 FT.
S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT.

$$
GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
330 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

.TODAY...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 
10 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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