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FZNT24 KNHC 132107
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WILL STALL JUST S OF THE AREA MON...THEN DRIFT BACK N OVER THE 
SW GULF 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 DRAGGING A NEW COLD 
FRONT ACROSS THE GULF BY FRI NIGHT.
 
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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT INCREASING 
TO 7 TO 10 FT BY SUNRISE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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. SCATTERED 
TSTMS. 
.THU AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
THU NIGHT AND NE 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT FRI AND 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 
8 FT OVER NE PART LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
S PART. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

.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 NIGHT...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 WED NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 3 
TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 27N SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO N THU NIGHT AND 
NE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N PART EARLY.

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST SUN JAN 13 2008

.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.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON