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FZNT24 KNHC 220856
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N BY
WED NIGHT AND TO 24N BY THU AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE N 
GULF COAST. RIDGE WILL THEN LIFT N TO NEAR 29N SAT.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

.TODAY TROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT FRI. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING 
SCATTERED THU AND FRI ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA..
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS NIGHT INTO THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BECOMING
E TO SE 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT
BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT SAT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
SE 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE