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FZNT24 KNHC 270327
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG 86W MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT.  
HIGH PRES MOVE E TO FLORIDA LATE MON.  HIGH PRES THEN DRIFT E 
WITH RIDGE ACROSS GULF E OF 93W.  WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS 
LATE TUE AND REACH FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO 26N91W WED THEN DIFFUSE 
LATE WED.  LOW PRES DEVELOP OVER TEXAS WED AND THU AND MOVE E 
LATE THU WITH COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST LATE THU.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON 
AND BECOME S 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WINDS BECOME N 20 
KT BEHIND COLD FRONT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT NW OF 
FRONT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT NW OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 10 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT  
SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE MON NIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF FRONT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N 
E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES