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FZNT24 KNHC 270849
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N 
SUN AND TO ALONG 29N MON THEN WEAKEN ON TUE THRU THU. TROPICAL 
STORM ERNESTO CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO 
MOVE THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN AS A HURRICANE TONIGHT AND MON AND 
INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO AROUND DAYBREAK TUE...THEN CONTINUE 
NW THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON WED AND THU.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

.TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TUE BECOMING N TO NE 10 
TO 15 KT WED AND 20 TO 30 KT E PORTION LATE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED AND 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS E PART WED.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7
FT E PART IN NE SWELL.
 
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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

.TODAY...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W 
OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND ON...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT NE 
PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NE PART. SCATTERED TSTMS E 
PART.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL.  
SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART.

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N MON NIGHT THROUGH THU 
E PART...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS
BECOMING NE LATE MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. HURRICANE CONDITIONS S OF 
24N E OF 87W MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S PART MON AND 20 TO 33 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S PART MON NIGHT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS FROM 22N TO 28N THROUGH 
WED AND N OF 23N WED AND THU. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS MAINLY E PART.

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 
26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N BECOMING SCATTERED 
TONIGHT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N LATE
MON NIGHT AND TUE. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE MON INTO TUE. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 
25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N.
.WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N. ELSEWHERE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS 
N OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE