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FZNT24 KNHC 112033
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG THE EAST U.S. COAST EXTENDS SOUTH OVER 
THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY.  THE RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST IN 
ADVANCE OF A WEAK FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST 
EARLY WEDNESDAY THEN WILL WEAKEN AND REACH NORTH FLORIDA AND THE 
EAST GULF THURSDAY WITH A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. 
FRIDAY.

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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST.

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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 
OF 29N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR