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FZNT24 KNHC 250802
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W THROUGH 25N88W TO A 1019 MB 
LOW NEAR 25N94W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND GRADUALLY BECOME 
DIFFUSE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY SUN AS STRONG 
HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE GULF. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRES 
BUILDS E ACROSS THE 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 EARLY 
TUE MORNING AND EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF LATE TUE. 

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TODAY 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 TO 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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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...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 AND BECOMING E ON 
MON AND SE TO S TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 
TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT 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 RRG