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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM SW FL TO LA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NE OVER 
THE ERN WATERS AND LIE NE OF AREA ON THU AND FRI. A STATIONARY 
FRONT OVER THE NW COASTAL PLAINS WILL DRIFT N OF AREA THIS 
AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVE W 15 KT THROUGH STRAITS OF FL 
TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE AND THROUGH THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT AND WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W 
THROUGH THE SRN WATERS WED THROUGH FRI.    

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT W OF 93W 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.  
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2006

.TODAY...N OF 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NEAR 
TROPICAL WAVE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2006

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

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2006

.TODAY...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS STRAITS OF 
FL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 
INCREASING BRIEFLY TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT 
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS STRAITS OF FL TONIGHT AND 
ON THU NEAR TROPICAL WAVES.

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FORECASTER NELSON