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FZNT24 KNHC 251502
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 25N THROUGH SAT THEN 
LIFT BACK N TO ALONG 27N BY SUN AND TO 28N MON AND TUE. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION FIVE CURRENTLY OVER THE E CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO 
MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AS A HURRICANE MON AND INTO THE
S CENTRAL GULF TUE.

$$
GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE SE PART...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY S TO SW 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE SE PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 
26N NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 
15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
SQUALLS S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N.

$$
GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE SW PART...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
OF 25N.
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SW PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N.

$$
FORECASTER AGUIRRE/DGS