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FZNT24 KNHC 301533
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND WILL MOVE N THEN NE OVER THE FLORIDA 
PENINSULA AWAY FROM GULF WATERS TODAY. MEANWHILE...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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GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...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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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

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

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GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...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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GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN SQUALLS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 24N TO 
28N W OF 83W NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 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...S OF 24N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 
83W. 
.THU AND 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 CHRISTENSEN