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FZNT24 KNHC 030404
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE MOVE W 15 KT THROUGH W BAY OF CAMPECHE 
TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WELL E OF AREA WILL STRENGTHEN AND 
MOVE INTO STRAITS OF FL SUN AND THROUGH GULF SE WATERS SUN AND 
MON. ELSEWHERE RIDGE FROM W CENTRAL FL TO NE GULF COAST CHANGE 
LITTLE THROUGH SAT THEN SHIFT N OF AREA SUN AND MON.
 
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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS SW WATERS.
.THU THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT 
THU NIGHT.  

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS SW WATERS.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS SUN.

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

.TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON.

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
SRN WATERS TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NRN WATERS FRI. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT BECOME 15 KT SUN NIGHT AND 
TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT LATE SUN AND 8 FT MON.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 33 KT LATE SUN 
WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING INTO WATERS FROM 22N TO 
26N E OF 87W MON. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE SUN AND 12 FT OR 
GREATER MON. NUMEROUS SQUALLS MON CENTRAL WATERS. 

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 02 2006

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON S OF 27N...

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD 
TO 7 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS N WATERS FRI AND SAT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT MON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE SUN AND 8 FT MON. S OF 26N NE WINDS 
20 KT INCREASE TO 33 KT...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR 
GREATER SPREADING INTO STRAITS OF FL SUN AND CONTINUING THROUGH 
MON. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 12 FT SUN AND 12 FT OR GREATER LATE SUN 
THROUGH MON DIMINISH ERN WATERS MON NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 
26N.   

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES