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FZNT24 KNHC 251515
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 25 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 25 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
MOVE REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND TUE 
THEN DISSIPATE WED AND THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT WED 
AND THU CENTERED OVER N CENTRAL WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES 
OFF N GULF COAST THU NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA TO TEXAS/ 
MEXICO BORDER FRI.

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 25 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS SE OF FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 
FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 25 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 
9 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 92W.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR MEXICAN COAST.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 25 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 25 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON