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FZNT24 KNHC 020403
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 01 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 01 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE MOVE W THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE 
TONIGHT. TS CHRIS WELL E OF AREA APPROACH STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
SUN. OTHERWISE RIDGE FROM W CENTRAL FL TO NE GULF COAST CHANGE 
LITTLE THROUGH SUN.
 
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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 01 2006

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 28N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 01 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 23N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.WED THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS SRN WATERS.

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 01 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 23N.  

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 01 2006

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SUN...

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 
27N TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 FT 
INCREASE TO 5 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS N WATERS FRI AND SAT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE 
WINDS 25 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE S OF 25N E OF 
83W AND TO HURRICANE STRENGTH BY SUNSET. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT 
LATE...INCREASE TO 18 FT SPREADING W BY SUNSET SUN. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES