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FZNT24 KNHC 010902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON 
AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS NORTHERN GULF SAT 
THROUGH MON WITH INCREASINGLY SLY WINDS MON. NEXT COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST TUE AND EXTENDS FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 
22N98W BY LATE TUE. 

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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2008

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND 
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT W 
OF 95W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 95W LATE. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2008

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 
20 BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT BY 
AFTERNOON. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2008

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 27N MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 27N.

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS