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FZNT24 KNHC 052054
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EMERGING OFF THE NORTHERN GULF 
COAST FROM N TEXAS TO ALABAMA. A PREFRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING 
FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N97W WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS THE 
FRONT SHIFTS SLOWLY S AND STALLS OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE 
FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK 
AS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILD OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL 
GULF.

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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 23N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 
23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 21N W OF 94W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. N OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W OF 96W.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS W OF 95W.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N WINDS S TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E 
TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.


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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 05 2006

.TONIGHT AND WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT...DIMINISHING WED.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 26N WED NIGHT AND THU.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN