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FZNT24 KNHC 271447
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL MOVE TO ALONG 29N MON THEN 
WEAKEN ON TUE THRU THU. HURRICANE ERNESTO CURRENTLY IN THE 
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN 
TONIGHT AND MON AND INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO TUE THEN N 
THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WED AND INTO NW FLORIDA THU.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON 
NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
 
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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 24N TO 29N MON NIGHT 
THROUGH THU...

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 OF 25N.
.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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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

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

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.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/DGS