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FZNT24 KNHC 200854
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 20 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 20 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS ACROSS NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU. A 
TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE AND CONTINUES 
TO MOVE W THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 20 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 20 2006

.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 23N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W.
.WED...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 20 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W 
OF 87W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
OF 25N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 20 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S 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 THROUGH WED...N OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN