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FZNT24 KNHC 312007
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
26N90W. HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE NW GULF BEHIND THE 
FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF. THE 
FRONT WILL STALL OVERNIGHT AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER THE 
EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRIDAY.

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GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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 TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT ENTIRE
AREA.

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GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART SUN AND MON.

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GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWER OR TSTMS SE OF TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 25N W OF 88W.   
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING LATE. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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