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FZNT24 KNHC 161448
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 1013 MB LOW PRES 
NEAR 27N87W TO 24N86W W INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TO NEAR 24N90W THU 
AND ALONG THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 25N96W BY LATE SAT. ATLC RIDGE 
WILL BUILD SW INTO THE AREA FRI THROUGH SUN. TROPICAL WAVE WILL 
THE S PORTION OF THE GULF THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT.
 
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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 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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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.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 SAT INTO SUN.

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FORECASTER EC/DGS