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FZNT24 KNHC 231511
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 23 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 23 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 25N SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N MON 
...28N TUE...29N WED AND 30N THU. WEAK FRONT STALL OVER NW 
COASTAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND DRIFT BACK N OF AREA MON. LOW 
PRES MOVES NW AT 15 KT OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE.  TROPICAL WAVE MOVE 
W 15 KT THROUGH STRAITS OF FL MON NIGHT...YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE 
NIGHT AND BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT AND THU.  

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 23 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR  
LESS. S OF 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N E WIND INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE MON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE MON.  N OF 27N SE TO S WIND 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N.  
ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 23 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 21N E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD 
TO 7 FT. S OF 21N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WIND AND 
SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 22N W TO NW 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED AND THU ...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO TO 20 KT ALONG 
TROPICAL WAVE TUE. SEAS 4 FT INCREASE TO 6 FT TUE. 
SCATTERED TSTMS. 

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 23 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.  
.TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 4 FT IN SE SWELL
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT IN SE SWELL IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. SCATTERED TSTMS SRN WATERS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 23 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT IN STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS STRAITS OF FL TUE NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES