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FZNT24 KNHC 260332
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OVER WRN GULF WATERS MOVE NE TO 29N89W 
SAT WITH COLD FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL GULF WATERS TO 21N97W.  LOW 
PRES WEAKEN AND MOVE ACROSS N FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT WITH COLD 
FRONT SE OF AREA LATE SUN.  HIGH PRES BUILD S ACROSS GULF BEHIND 
FRONT.  WINDS BECOME SLY OVER NW GULF MON IN ADVANCE OF NEXT 
COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF TEXAS TUE THEN STALLING FROM NW FLORIDA 
TO SE TEXAS WED AND MOVING BACK N AS WARM FRONT LATE WED. 

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE LOW PRES WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT 
SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT.
.WED...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASE TO 20 KT SAT THEN BECOME SE LATE SUN. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 
96W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 FT 
BUILD TO 6 FT TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SUN. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE. 
SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE LOW PRES 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N PART.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
SUN AND SHIFT SE MON AND TUE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE.
.WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF FRONT S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 10 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES