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FZNT24 KNHC 111420
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL 
LOUISIANA COAST TO NEAR 26N94W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO THE 
CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 25N92W LATE TONIGHT AND OVER 
THE FAR SE PART OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE THU AFTERNOON. A 
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST 
LATE THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO NEAR 30N85W TO 26N94W LATE THU 
NIGHT AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO 25N94W FRI AFTERNOON. BY SAT THE 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SE PART OF THE FORECAST AREA AND 
THEN DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ON SUN.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W N 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF STRONG COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF STRONG COLD FRONT S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF STRONG COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF STRONG COLD FRONT S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST N PART. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF STRONG COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF STRONG COLD FRONT VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB