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FZNT24 KNHC 311528
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
26N94W MOVES E INTO THE EASTERN GULF TODAY...BECOMING A 
STATIONARY TROUGH FROM THE PANHANDLE TO 24N90W TONIGHT THROUGH 
FRI NIGHT.

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GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. W OF 
93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 22N SHIFTING N SUN AND MON.

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GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS SE OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWER OR TSTMS SE OF TROUGH.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWER OR TSTMS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN