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FZNT24 KNHC 022115
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE MOVE W 15 KT THROUGH THE W BAY OF 
CAMPECHE EARLY TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WELL E OF AREA WILL 
INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE AND MOVE INTO STRAITS OF FL SUN AND 
THROUGH GULF SE WATERS SUN AND MON. ELSEWHERE RIDGE FROM W 
CENTRAL FL TO NE GULF COAST WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SAT   
THEN SHIFT N OF AREA SUN AND MON.
 
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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW WATERS.
.THU THROUGH MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU NIGHT.  

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SW WATERS.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS SUN.

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON.

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS SRN WATERS TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NRN WATERS 
FRI. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE
10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT AND 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN AND 5 TO 8 FT MON. S OF 28N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT SUN AFTERNOON 
WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING INTO WATERS FROM 23N TO 27N 
E OF 87W MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SUN NIGHT AND 
12 FT OR GREATER MON. NUMEROUS SQUALLS MON CENTRAL WATERS. 

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON S OF 27N...

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT 
SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N WATERS FRI AND SAT.
.SUN AND MON ...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 
TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT AND 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT AND 5 TO 8 FT MON. S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT EARLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT...WITH TS FORCE WINDS OR 
GREATER SPREADING INTO STRAITS OF FL EARLY SUN AND INCREASING TO 
HURCN CONDITIONS SUN AFTERNOON CONTINUING THROUGH MON. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SUN AND 12 FT OR GREATER SUN 
NIGHT THROUGH MON DIMINISHING ERN WATERS MON NIGHT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS S OF 26N.   

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FORECASTER NELSON