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FZNT24 KNHC 170824
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 29N87W 1005 MB MOVING NE AND INLAND 
OVER FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY. COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES ACROSS W 
GULF WATERS WILL STALL ACROSS CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT AND FRI.  
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE FRI NIGHT AND 
SAT WITH STRONG NLY WINDS AND POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE 
SW SECTION BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA 
SAT NIGHT AS HIGH PRES MOVES EWD ALONG THE N GULF COAST. THE 
POLAR AIRMASS WILL MOVE TO THE SE COAST MON. GUSTY NE AND E 
WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH MON.  
 
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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT....W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT W OF 
95W. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 
23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 
8 FT LATE. 
.MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E 
SWELL. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS 
SHIFTING TO NW AND N THIS AFTERNOON. FEW TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...BEHIND A COLD FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 
25N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW AND N THIS 
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS SE PORTION. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT..HIGHEST SEAS S OF 
27N.
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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FORECASTER RRG