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FZNT24 KNHC 200816
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2006

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE N WATERS 
THROUGH SAT THEN RIDGE WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N SUN...THEN 
SHIFT BACK TO ALONG 28N MON.

Z080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2006

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 20N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N SAT.
.SUN...S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 22N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2006

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS CALM.
FROM 26N TO 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.  
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON ...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
SAT AND 3 TO 4 FT SUN AND MON. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON