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FZNT24 KNHC 222022
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N SUN. 
WEAK COLD FRONT STALL OVER NRN COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH MON THEN 
DRIFT N OF AREA. RIDGE AXIS SHIFT BACK N TO ALONG 28N TUE AND 
29N WED. TROPICAL WAVE MOVE W THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS 
AFTERNOON. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE MOVE W THROUGH STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA SUN NIGHT AND THROUGH SRN GULF WATERS MON AND TUE AND W 
OF AREA WED.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WINDS I10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT AND GUSTY.
SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006

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

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT 
MON. SEAS 1 FT BUILD TO 3 FT MON. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES