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FZNT24 KNHC 030903
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WELL E OF AREA WILL MOVE INTO 
STRAITS OF FL SUN AND THROUGH SE GULF SUN AND MON. ELSEWHERE 
RIDGE FROM W CENTRAL FL TO NE GULF COAST CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH 
SAT THEN MOVE N OF AREA SUN AND MON.
 
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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.MON...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

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

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

.TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON.

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 
BUILD 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 25N. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON S OF 27N...

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILD 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 33 KT...WITH TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER SPREADING INTO STRAITS OF FL SUN 
AND CONTINUING THROUGH MON. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 12 FT SUN AND 12 
FT OR GREATER LATE SUN THROUGH MON DIMINISH ERN WATERS MON 
NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N.   

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FORECASTER DGS