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FZNT24 KNHC 180922
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON FEB 18 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO LOW PRES 1008 MB AT 21N95W 
REACH FROM 27N82W TO 21N90W LATE MON...AND OUT OF AREA LATE 
TUE.  FRONT PRECEDED BY STRONG SLY WINDS FOLLOWED BY MODERATE 
NLY WINDS.  WIND THEN VEER E TUE AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA SHIFTS 
E.  FRESH SE-S RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED W OF 90W WED 
THROUGH FRI AS TROUGH DEVELOPS INLAND TEXAS.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT S OF 27N 
AND 6 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. 
E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 21N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 
8 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
FRI. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.TODAY...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...WINDS NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES