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FZNT24 KNHC 051531
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EMERGING OFF THE NORTHERN GULF 
COAST FROM N TEXAS TO ALABAMA. A PREFRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING 
FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N97W WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS THE 
FRONT SHIFTS SLOWLY S AND STALLS OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE 
FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK 
AS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILD OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL 
GULF.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
93W WINDS NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.WED THROUGH THU...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
N OF 25N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS S TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E 
TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
FT. N OF 25N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
N OF 25N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.


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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. N 
OF 26N WINDS NW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 
27N.
.TONIGHT AND WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N WINDS SE TO S 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN