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FZNT24 KNHC 220804
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N 
BY SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL 
PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH MON THEN DRIFT N OF AREA. THE RIDGE AXIS 
WILL SHIFT BACK N TO ALONG 28N TUE AND 29N WED. A TROPICAL WAVE 
WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY. A SECOND TROPICAL 
WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH STRAITS OF FL SUN NIGHT AND THROUGH THE 
SRN GULF WATERS MON AND TUE AND MOVE W OF AREA WED.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006
 
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 22N.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS WRN PART.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006

.TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT HIGHEST YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. ISOLATED TSTMS SRN WATERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS NRN WATERS. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 
TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN 
SE SWELL IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING SW 10
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT 
IN STRAITS OF FL.

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FORECASTER NELSON