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FZNT24 KNHC 300854
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO INLAND OVER SOUTH FLORIDA 
NEAR 25.6N 80.9W 1001 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NNW 7 KT. ERNESTO 
WILL MOVE N ACROSS FLORIDA TO 27.2N 81.0W THIS AFTERNOON THEN 
MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG 
THE TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE SE TODAY AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE NW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS SE OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS SE OF 
FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...MAINLY N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N S TO 
SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS SE OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.TODAY...WITHIN 120 NM OF ERNESTO NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS E OF 84W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR 
TSTMS.

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FORECASTER BERG