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FZNT24 KNHC 180249
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS..A LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE 
BECOMING A BROAD TROUGH FROM 30N88W TO 21N89W EARLY FRI THEN 
ALONG 95W FRI NIGHT AND ALONG THE TX COAST SAT. SFC RIDGE WILL 
BUILD FROM THE ATLC INTO THE ERN AND CNTRL GULF BEHIND THE 
TROUGH FRI THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 93W.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N.
 
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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS TONIGHT THEN BECOMING ISOLATED. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER DGS/FET