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FZNT24 KNHC 172031
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE MIDDLE AND
EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. MODERATE 
RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT 
THEN DECREASE SUN THROUGH EARLY WED AS LOW PRES WEAKENS OVER THE 
GREAT PLAINS. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY LATER WED INTO
THU ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO BRIEFLY INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE 
NW GULF LATE WED AND THU.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR THE NE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS BECOMING ISOLATED.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS NW PART. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 27N LATE WED INTO THU THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N 
LATE WED AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS W AND NW PARTS.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST
W OF 94W.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006

.TONIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE SW FLORIDA COAST AND KEYS BECOMING
SCATTERED SUN. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR 
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE