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FZNT24 KNHC 280918
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N GRADUALLY WEAKENS BY WED. TROPICAL 
STORM ERNESTO NEAR 19.6N 75.4W 1002 MB AT 400 AM CDT MOVING NW 
OR 330 DEG AT 11 KT. ERNESTO WILL MOVE E OF AREA TO NEAR 20.8N 
76.3W THIS AFTERNOON...22.2N 78.2W TONIGHT...INTENSIFIES TO A 
HURRICANE NEAR 23.7N 80.0W TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR 25.5N 
80.6W TUE NIGHT...29.6N 81.0W WED NIGHT AND WELL NE OF AREA BY 
THU NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.WED AND THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.TODAY...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 95W SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.TODAY 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.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED....E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 87W N 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 87W.
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE NW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 82W LATE TUE AND 
WED...

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS INCREASING 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM OF ERNESTO WITH HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT 
DECREASING 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA 
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. W OF 82W 
N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
SQUALLS E OF 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.THU...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB