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FZNT24 KNHC 271510
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2006

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE EXTENDING W ACROSS THE NRN COASTAL PLAINS 
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT S AND LIE ALONG 25N SAT AND SUN THEN SHIFT 
BACK N TO ALONG 27N MON. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE W THROUGH THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE W INTO THE STRAITS OF FL SAT 
AND MOVE THROUGH THE SRN WATERS SUN AND MON. 

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 
FT W PART.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...W OF 93W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W 
SLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S PART FRI.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FL. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FL. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON