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FZNT24 KNHC 290854
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO OVER THE FAR W ATLC WILL MOVE 
TO EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA BY TONIGHT...NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE WED 
AFTERNOON...THEN NEAR THE NE COAST OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN E OF THE AREA 
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF W FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRES OVER 
THE NW GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NW TO N THIS EVENING AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 
TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT 
BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER BERG