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FZNT24 KNHC 152026
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM FLORIDA KEYS NW TO SE LOUISIANA WILL 
EVOLVE INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TONIGHT NEAR 27N86W. 
THE LOW WILL DRIFT W INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TO NEAR 26N90W BY THU 
NIGHT AND ALONG THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 25N96W BY LATE SAT. NEW 
RIDGE BUILDS SW INTO THE AREA FROM THE ATLC SAT AND SUN. 
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA S OF 22N E OF 87W THU 
NIGHT AND FRI. 
 
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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
93W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 93W. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 93W.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 95W.  
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.  
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. 
S OF 23N E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. W OF 95W SE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 23N E OF 93W.
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE TO S 
10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   
 
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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.  S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
24N. 
,THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N. 
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 88W. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 15 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY SW LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
W PORTION. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART LATE SAT INTO SUN.

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FORECASTER COBB