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FZNT24 KNHC 162031
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. COMBINED WITH LOW 
PRES OVER TEXAS WILL INCREASE THE SLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN 
GULF THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
LATE MON AND MOVE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NORTHEAST MEXICO 
TUE AND THEN WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N90W WED.  
WEAK HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. ANOTHER 
TROUGH OVER TEXAS THURSDAY.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 
KT BEHIND THE FRONT.  SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE 
FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG THE FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT.  SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AND SHIFTING TO NLY 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING SW TO W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG THE FRONT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG THE FRONT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006

.TONIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.  SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.  N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT DURING 
TUE.  SEAS 2 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER LL