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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONT STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS 
UNTIL A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT. 
THE SECOND FRONT WILL RACE SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT WITH HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDING IN ITS WAKE. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO 
THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT.
 
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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SE OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. A FEW SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S 
OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.SAT...N OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF TROUGH S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BEHIND FRONT. A FEW 
SHOWERS.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON