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FZNT24 KNHC 080324
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU FEB 07 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST THU FEB 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 24N85W 
AND TO ALONG THE NW COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
FRI THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS ENTIRE GULF IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT AND STRENGTHEN SUN AND MON BEFORE
MOVING E OF THE AREA TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
WESTERN GULF LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST THU FEB 07 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W...AND 
2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W.
.MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 
95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT W PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT W PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.

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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU FEB 07 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN...N OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E 
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL.

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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST THU FEB 07 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 
BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT
S OF 27N.

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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST THU FEB 07 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
8 TO 10 FT BY MON. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE