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FZNT24 KNHC 291537
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO OVER THE FAR W ATLC BETWEEN 
CUBA AND FLORIDA 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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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 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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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

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

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 84W.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 
6 TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALL S OF 25N.
.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 CHRISTENSEN