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FZNT24 KNHC 282114
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WEAKENS WED. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO 
AT 21.3N 76.9W 1007 MB AT 400 PM CDT MOVING 310 DEG AT 11 KT. 
ERNESTO REMAIN E OF AREA AND MOVE TO 24.3N 79.7W TUE THEN INLAND 
OVER S FLORIDA NEAR 26.1N 80.5W TUE NIGHT THEN EXIT E CENTRAL 
ATLC FLORIDA COAST NEAR 29N WED.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.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...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI....N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 83W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. N OF 27N E 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 83W.
.WED...N OF 27N N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 
10 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT 
LATE THU. S OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS