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FZNT24 KNHC 171454
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS..TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 1012 MB LOW NEAR 26N89W  
CONTINUING TO 21N92W. THE LOW WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE TONIGHT
WITH BROAD TROUGH THROUGH THE CNTRL GULF FROM 30N86W TO 21N89W 
TONIGHT THEN ALONG 95W EARLY FRI AND ALONG THE TX COAST FRI 
NIGHT. SFC RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM THE ATLC INTO THE ERN AND CNTRL 
GULF BEHIND THE TROUGH FRI THROUGH SUN.
 
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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OF LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 93W.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N.
 
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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS W OF 88W. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.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 EC/DGS