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FZNT24 KNHC 040338
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WELL E OF AREA FORECAST TO MOVE 
W ACROSS NRN CUBA AND WEAKEN TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION SAT AND SAT 
NIGHT...ENTER STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT AND CROSS ERN 
GULF WATERS SUN...THEN INTENSIFY AGAIN TO TROPICAL STORM AND MOVE
CROSS CENTRAL GULF MON. CHRIS EXPECTED TO REACH WRN GULF LATE 
MON NIGHT AND TUE. ELSEWHERE RIDGE ALONG 29N CHANGE LITTLE 
THROUGH TUE.
 
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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE...

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS 
.MON...W OF 93W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. E OF 93W NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...E OF 92W WIND E TO SE INCREASE TO TROPICAL FORCE BY 
MIDDAY NEAR CENTER OF CHRIS. MAXIMUM WIND 40 GUST TO 50 KT.
SEAS BUILD TO 18 FT.  W OF 92W NE TO E WIND 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 
KT AND TO 30 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILD RAPIDLY TO 
NEAR 12 FT AS CHRIS APPROACHES. 

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

.TONIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS SAT NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUN...THEN BECOME ISOLATED MON. 
SCATTERED ENTIRE AREA TUE.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME 
SE TO S 10 KT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
S OF 26N AND 1 FT N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 
FT LATE. ISOLATED TSTMS BECOMING SCATTERED LATE.
.MON...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE LATE W OF 88W. SEAS TO 12 FT BUILD TO 15 FT LATE.
N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILD 
TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 
26N SHIFT W OF AREA LATE.
.TUE...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN DIMINISHING SE 
SWELL. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SE SWELL.

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 03 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT...BUILD TO 8 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN 
DIMINISHING S SWELL. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 
KT LATE MON AND 10 KT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT 
LATE MON AND TO 3 FT TUE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N 
BECOME ISOLATED E OF 86W MON AND ENTIRE AREA BY TUE.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES