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FZNT24 KNHC 150913
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE W GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
WED NIGHT. TROUGH FROM NAPLES FLORIDA NW TO SE LOUISIANA WILL  
DRIFT W INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS THROUGH MIDWEEK. 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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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.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 AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT BECOMING ISOLATED 
TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT 
E OF 93W THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 
93W.  
.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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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 24N BECOMING SCATTERED TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
.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 AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 23N.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY NW TO N 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BECOMING 
ISOLATED TONIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN