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FZNT24 KNHC 151409
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE W GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
WED NIGHT. TROUGH FROM FLORIDA KEYS NW TO SE LOUISIANA WILL  
DRIFT W INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU. THE TROUGH WILL 
DISSIPATE FRI AS A NEW RIDGE BUILDS SW INTO THE AREA FROM THE 
ATLC. TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA S OF 22N E OF 87W 
THU NIGHT AND FRI. 
 
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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 95W.  
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. ISOLATED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. 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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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.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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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.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 NELSON/COBB