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FZNT24 KNHC 121454
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OFF THE MID-ATLC COAST WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN 
THROUGH TONIGHT. A VERY WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST 
WILL EXTEND FROM 30N91W TO 23N98W THIS EVENING...30N87W TO 
22N98W WED MORNING...THEN STALL OVER THE N GULF LATE WED THROUGH 
THU. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA FRI 
AND SAT.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
SE OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS SE OF FRONT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE NEAR MEXICAN 
COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 
25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 88W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 
TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 15 KT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE OF FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER BERG