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FZNT24 KNHC 210808
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN
THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE 
NIGHT INTO WED MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 26N WED AS HIGH 
PRES MOVES OVER THE N GULF. STRONGER HIGH PRES IS FORECAST TO 
BUILD SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THU THEN INTO THE E GULF FRI 
AS WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE W GULF.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008

.TODAY...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 
93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT 
S OF 26N EARLY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF
26N EARLY. PATCHES OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS SE AND S PARTS 
EARLY.
.FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 
95W AND TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART.

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008

.TODAY...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. 
E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 
FT TUE AND 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT TUE AND TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E AND 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 
6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N AND NE 10 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TUE...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF 
26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER RRG