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FZNT24 KNHC 160855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM FLORIDA KEYS NW TO SE LOUISIANA WILL 
DRIFT W INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TO NEAR 26N90W BY THU NIGHT AND 
ALONG THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 25N96W BY LATE SAT. ATLC RIDGE WILL
BUILD SW INTO THE AREA BEGINNING FRI THROUGH SUN. TROPICAL WAVE 
IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE S PORTION OF THE GULF THU NIGHT THROUGH
SAT. 
 
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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.TODAY...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 95W 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF 94W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.  
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 
KT. S OF 23N E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. W OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
N OF 23N.
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE TO S 
10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   
 
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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  S 
OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 23N. 
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 88W. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PORTION. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART LATE SAT INTO SUN.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN