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FZNT24 KNHC 281452
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N GRADUALLY WEAKENS BY WED. TROPICAL 
STORM ERNESTO NEAR 20.3N 75.7W 1004 MB AT 1000 AM CDT MOVING NW 
OR 320 DEG AT 9 KT. ERNESTO WILL MOVE TO NEAR 21.5N 76.8W 
TONIGHT. TO 22.9N 78.5W TUE TO NEAR 24.6N 80.0W TUE NIGHT THEN 
BECOME A HURRICANE INLAND NEAR 26.6N 80.4W WED AND WELL NE OF 
AREA BY THU. 

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 1 TO 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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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 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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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED....E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 
87W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N VARIABLE 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 AND 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 82W. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. W OF 82W N 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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/DGS