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FZNT24 KNHC 251519
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES NEAR SE TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NE 
TO NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA SAT MORNING TRAILING A WEAK COLD 
FRONT E ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE 
E OF AREA SUN WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT 
WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY OVER NW WATERS MON IN ADVANCE OF 
NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS TUE REACHING FROM 
NW FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF SUNRISE WED. 

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND 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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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

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

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 
10 TO 15 KT SUN AND E TO SE MON AND SE TO S TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE.

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
A FEW SHOWERS SE PART. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
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