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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND 
DISSIPATE SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY MOVE OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AND EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE EARLY TUE AND MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TUE.

$$
GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

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

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
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...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

$$
GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY THEN 
INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. 
E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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 24N N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
6 TO 8 FT.

$$
GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
930 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007

.TODAY 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 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. BUILDING 6
TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

$$
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