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FZNT24 KNHC 232048
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE EXTREME SE GULF WILL MOVE S OF 
THE AREA TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR A REMNANT FRONT OVER THE SW PORTION. 
HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER CENTRAL TX WILL MOVE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE 
SE UNITED STATES AND OFF THE S CAROLINA COAST INTO THE ATLC AT 
SUNRISE THU. SLY RETURN FLOW BEGINS OVER THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT 
AND SPREADS E ACROSS ALL WATERS THU AS A NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES 
OFF THE TX COAST. THIS SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E 
ACROSS GULF FRI WITH WEAK RIDGE BUILDING OFF TX COAST SAT. 

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF RIDGE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF RIDGE NE 
WINDS 10 KT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST N PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING 
BRIEFLY 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT NW OF FRONT. 
.SAT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 29N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
29N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT BY SUNRISE 
SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF RIDGE ALONG 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF RIDGE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT,
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 
KT THU NIGHT EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT NW WATERS 
LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT NW PART LATE.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 28N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON