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FZNT24 KNHC 090312
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SE OF THE AREA WITH STRONG HIGH PRES
PRODUCING NEAR GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE SW GULF. HIGH SHIFTS E SAT 
WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE W GULF. STRONG NE TO E WINDS
WILL REMAIN OVER THE SE GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT THROUGH MON. 
RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NW GULF SUN AND MON BEFORE A SECOND COLD
FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND BRUSHES THROUGH THE AREA WED.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 94W.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... 
EXCEPT TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 25N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL