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FZNT24 KNHC 182050
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.TONIGHT 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. 
.WED...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
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 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W 
OF 87W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
OF 25N.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...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.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER DGS