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FZNT24 KNHC 302034
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-310330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO CONTINUES TO MOVE N OVER 
FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT...AND AWAY FROM GULF WATERS. MEANWHILE 
WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST MOVE SE TONIGHT AND BECOME 
STATIONARY FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-310330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. W OF 93W NE TO 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E OF 92W
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-310330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.MON...N OF 21N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W.

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GMZ084-310330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 FROM 23N TO 26N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N W TO NW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE 1O KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-310330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 83W 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 AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN