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FZNT24 KNHC 291924
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCATED NEAR 23.9N 80.0W 1005 
MB AT 1 PM CDT MOVING NW AT 11 KT. ERNESTO WILL MOVE ONSHORE TO 
EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT NEAR 25.6N 80.9W...NEAR 27.5N 
81.1W WED AFTERNOON...THEN OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 29.9N 
80.6W BY WED NIGHT...AND ON TO THE CAROLINAS THU. 
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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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N E OF 82W...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 
82W...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHEST 
SEAS TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 81W.
.WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 82W.
.WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN