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FZNT24 KNHC 162016
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS..TROUGH FROM 29N87W TO 1014 MB LOW PRES NEAR 25N86W 
THEN TO 22N87W. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE TO TO NEAR 24N90W THU AND 
ALONG THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 25N96W BY LATE FRI AND INLAND SAT. 
ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE E GULF FRI THROUGH SUN.
 
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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.  
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT OF LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 93W.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N.
 
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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 23N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 88W. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER DGS