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FZNT24 KNHC 310331
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-310930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 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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GMZ080-310930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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 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 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-310930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

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

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GMZ084-310930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED 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 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 FT.
S OF 25N NE 1O KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 

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GMZ086-310930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 83W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASE TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT.  ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES