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FZNT24 KNHC 120235
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006

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

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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING N 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST.

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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU AND FRI.

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATE 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF FRONT S 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF FRONT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR/BERG