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FZNT24 KNHC 090754
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY TROUGH OVER SW GULF ALONG 95W FROM 
20N TO 27N. COLD FRONT OVER N GULF FROM 26N82W TO 26N93W WEAKEN 
MON. HIGH PRES N OF FRONT SHIFT E ACROSS SE US THROUGH WED. WIND 
SHIFT S WED AND INCREASE LATE WED AND THU. SECOND COLD FRONT 
ENTERS NW GULF LATE THU NIGHT WITH STRONG N AND NE WINDS 
DEVELOPING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE TO CENTRAL FL BACK 
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF LATE FRI WITH GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE 
NW PORTION.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N AND 
INCREASE 25 TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 
FT N OF FRONT LATE THU. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SLOWLY DECREASING LATE.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E WINDS BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT..BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 FT LATER TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED 
TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT INCREASING 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N LATE. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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FORECASTER RRG