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FZNT24 KNHC 181451 CCA
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
TO THE LOUISIANA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY W TO THE TEXAS COAST BY 
EARLY SAT. SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM THE ATLC INTO THE E AND 
CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE TROUGH FRI THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 93W.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
 
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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24 N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.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. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E OF 
87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 87W NE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER DGS