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FZNT24 KNHC 280220
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG 30N87W 24N90W 19N96W WILL 
MOVE RAPIDLY E AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
SAT MORNING AND SE OF THE GULF SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE 
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES AND NORTHERN GULF COAST IN 
THE WAKE OF FRONT SUN AND MON ALLOWING FOR SLY RETURN FLOW OVER 
THE W GULF MON AND TUE. WEAK RIDGE WILL EXTEND NE TO SW JUST N 
OF THE GULF E OF 90W WED.
   
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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
 
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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
GALE FORCE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N  WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT E OF 95W LATE AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 95W LATE AND TO 5 TO 7 
FT IN N SWELL. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 
10 KT W OF 95W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W AND 
4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY SHIFTING 
TO NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. S OF 25N S TO SW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 
KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COBB