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FZNT24 KNHC 021451
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE MOVE W 15 KT THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE 
THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL CYCLONE CHRIS WELL E OF AREA WILL MOVE 
INTO STRAITS OF FL SAT NIGHT AND THROUGH SE WATERS SUN AND SUN 
NIGHT...LIKELY AS A HURCN. OTHERWISE A RIDGE FROM W CENTRAL FL 
TO NE GULF COAST WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SAT THEN SHIFT N OF 
AREA SUN IN ADVANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE CHRIS.
 
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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU NIGHT.  

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N W OF 93W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SW WATERS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT.

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SRN WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NRN WATERS FRI. 
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT SUN AFTERNOON WITH 
HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING INTO WATERS FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 
87W BY SUNRISE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE SUN 
AND 12 FT OR GREATER SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS SUN NIGHT SE 
WATERS. 

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN...

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE  
10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE SAT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N WATERS FRI AND SAT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 
15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT...WITH TS 
FORCE WINDS SPREADING INTO STRAITS OF FL SAT AFTERNOON AND  
INCREASING TO HURCN CONDITIONS SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE SAT AND 12 FT OR GREATER 
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N.   

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FORECASTER NELSON