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FZNT24 KNHC 080857
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 08 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 07 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 27N92W TO 21N92W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT 
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE 
ALONG 29N TONIGHT WILL MOVE S TO 25N FRI AND SAT.
 
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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 08 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 08 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 08 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 08 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N 
AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS