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FZNT24 KNHC 131511
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL STALL JUST S OF THE AREA MON...THEN DRIFT 
BACK N OVER THE SW WATERS MON NIGHT WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING 
ALONG THE FRONT TUE. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NE WED AND THU 
REACHING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AROUND SUNRISE FRI.
 
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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
LATE TONIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS SE PART EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT WED NIGHT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
THU NIGHT.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 
8 FT OVER NE PART LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
S PART. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 
TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT TUE 
NIGHT. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS SW WATERS. 
.WED...W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 
95W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF FRONT S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N.
.WED...N OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO S WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SHIFTING TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT THU NIGHT.
S OF 27N SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART 
EARLY.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 
20 TO 25 KT WED AND S 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N WATERS WED NIGHT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N WATERS EARLY.

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FORECASTER NELSON