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FZNT24 KNHC 190305
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE WRN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS
COAST SAT. SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM THE ATLC INTO THE 
E AND CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE TROUGH FRI THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 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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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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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