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FZNT24 KNHC 252111
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

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

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE LOW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT THEN BECOMING SE 15 KT 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 THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE LOW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT 
SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 
TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.SUN 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.
.WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.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 AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON