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FZNT24 KNHC 222027
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG N GULF COAST WILL MOVE S TO 25N WED 
NIGHT AND TO 24N BY THU AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE N GULF 
COAST. RIDGE WILL MOVES N TO NEAR 29N SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS..
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.

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FORECASTER DGS