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FZNT24 KNHC 250311
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU JAN 24 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST THU JAN 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W THROUGH 25N88W TO A 1018 MB 
LOW NEAR 25N94W WILL MOVE SE TO A LINE FROM NW CUBA TO THE NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA...AND EXTENDS NW AS A WARM TO THE LOW NEAR 
26N94W FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE
OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES 
BUILDS SE ACROSS THE GULF. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK NE AND E 
ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND E GULF THROUGH SUN AS ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH 
PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE GULF THEN SHIFTS TO THE E GULF MON AND 
E OF THE GULF TUE ALLOWING FOR RETURN FLOW TO SETUP OVER THE 
AREA IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED 
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND EARLY TUE MORNING...AND REACH 
FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF COAST BY EARLY WED MORNING.

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GMZ080-250930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST THU JAN 24 2008

.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT.

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GMZ082-250930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU JAN 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND BECOMING SE LATE SUN. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI AND 3 TO 5 FT 
SUN. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-250930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST THU JAN 24 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT AND SUN THEN BECOMING E ON 
MON AND SE TO S TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-250930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST THU JAN 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT THROUGH FRI. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
...INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE