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FZNT24 KNHC 142031
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE W GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
LATE WED. A TROUGH OVER THE NE WATERS WILL MOVE S INTO THE SE 
WATERS TONIGHT...THEN DRIFT W TUE AND WED REACHING THE CENTRAL 
GULF WATERS THU. THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE FRI AS A NEW RIDGE 
BUILDS SW INTO THE AREA FROM THE ATLC. TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE 
ACROSS WATERS S OF 22N E OF 87W THU NIGHT AND FRI. 
 
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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MORE 
SCATTERED ERN WATERS TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. E OF 94W NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE OVER WATERS 
E OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL WAVE.  
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT 
E OF TROUGH THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N NEAR 
TROUGH.  
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
 
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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS BECOMING N TO NE 10 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 THROUGH THU...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. E OF TROUGH 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS 
NEAR TROUGH. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING NE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE SW 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SCATTERED TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI. 

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FORECASTER COBB