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FZNT24 KNHC 280329
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N MOVE TO ALONG 29N MON THEN WEAKEN BY 
WED. HURRICANE ERNESTO NOW IN CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE ACROSS 
CUBA MON THROUGH EARLY TUE INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TUE... 
INTO SE GULF WED AND INLAND OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA WED NIGHT.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

.TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
E OF 94W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED AND THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

.TONIGHT AND MON...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N OF 26N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED....E OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 87W NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 87W.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE THROUGH WED...
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. 
N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ELSEWHERE S OF 28N.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N. ELSEWHERE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS
N OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES