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FZNT24 KNHC 180849
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL MOVE EAST.  COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY THU AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO SOUTHWEST GULF EARLY FRI THEN WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
CENTRAL GULF EARLY SAT AND DIFFUSE ON SUNDAY. SECOND COLD FRONT 
MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN AND REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN. 

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOME NE 15 LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WIND 10 
KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N TO NE 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN. 

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT.  SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 20 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT W OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EARLY DECREASING 
TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E WIND 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DECREASE TO SW 10 KT TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
FT.
.FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WIND 10 KT BECOME N WIND 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. 

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FORECASTER LL