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FZNT24 KNHC 132046
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N BY TUE 
AND FURTHER WEAKEN AS A WEAK TROUGH MOVES SE INTO THE NE WATERS 
REACHING FROM TAMPA TO 23N88W WED NIGHT. THE BROAD TROUGH WILL 
DRIFT W EXTENDING SW FROM NW FL ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS 
ON THU AND FROM 30N88W TO S TEXAS BY LATE FRI.  
 
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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2006

.TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE NLY WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT.  
.WED AND THU...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF TROUGH 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
TROUGH.

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2006

.TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE ASSOCIATED WITH 
TROPICAL WAVE.  
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT E OF 
92W AND TROUGH LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
TROUGH.  
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. 
 
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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2006

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 23N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 25N.
.WED AND THU...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING 
N TO NE 10 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE SW WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. 
.WED...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
TROUGH. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE FRI. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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FORECASTER COBB