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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH EXTENDS FROM BAY OF CAMPECHE TO THE 
LOUISIANA COAST. THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST THROUGH THE 
WESTERN GULF...REACHING THE TEXAS COAST BY EARLY SATURDAY. 
SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM THE ATLANTIC INTO THE EASTERN AND 
CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE TROUGH FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

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

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 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.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
 
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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24 N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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.
.TUE...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E OF 
87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 87W NE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...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. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN