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FZNT24 KNHC 231455
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL MOVE S TO 25N TONIGHT
THROUGH THU AS A WEAK FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES.
THE RIDGE WILL MOVE BACK N TO ALONG 29N/30N SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF 93W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR
 LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS