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FZNT24 KNHC 180319
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST THU JAN 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE STALL 
ALONG 26N TONIGHT WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG FRONT AT 26N95W 
FRI. LOW PRES MOVE NE FRI NIGHT INLAND W FLORIDA SAT DRAGGING 
SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT AND S OF 
AREA SAT NIGHT.  NLY WIND BEHIND FRONT INCREASE TO GALE FORCE 
SAT AND SAT NIGHT.  WINDS AND SEAS LOWER SUN AND MON.  WIND 
BECOME SE MON NIGHT AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT EARLY TUE.
 
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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST THU JAN 17 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
INCREASE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILD TO 14 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...NW FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SE FRONT SE WIND 
10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU JAN 17 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT...

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. E OF 93W E TO SE 
WINDS 15 KT SHIFT S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILD TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE 
SAT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.  
.SUN...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S OF 23N 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT 
LATE. 
.MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E 
SWELL. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
.TUE SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST THU JAN 17 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT AND SAT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 
35 KT EARLY SAT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SW SAT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT...HIGHEST 
SEAS W CENTRAL WATERS.
.MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL.  

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST THU JAN 17 2008

......GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 
26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART EARLY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
BUILD TO 14 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 27N.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE MON 
AND TUE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES