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FZNT24 KNHC 181450
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 27N TODAY.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N TODAY.

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 1O KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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3FORECASTER NELSON/DGS