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FZNT24 KNHC 211508
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT FROM M STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W 
THROUGH 28N87W TO 28N92W TO INLAND THE S TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE 
INLAND THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY SUN MORNING FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH 
PRES AND GUSTY N WINDS. THE FRONT WILL REACH A LINE FROM 27N83W 
TO 21N97W BY SUN NIGHT AND MOVE E OF AREA MON. STRONG HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH 
BRINGING GUSTY NE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E TUE. AS THE HIGH MOVES
ENE LATER TUE INTO WED...RETURN SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE
WESTERN GULF AND DECREASE ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.  
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT EARLY THEN TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.TUE...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 
NE SWELL. E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT.  
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SLY 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FEW SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
OR TSTMS MAINLY N OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S 
OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
27N.
.TUE...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 82W.
.WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER RRG/AGUIRRE