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FZNT24 KNHC 190332
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT REACH FROM 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO TUE...THEN EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA 
TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND MOVE E OF GULF THU. SECOND COLD FRONT 
MOVE TO ALONG TEXAS COAST SAT. ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS N 
GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2006

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 FT 
BUILD TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS ALONG 
TEXAS COAST. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 10 KT OR LESS 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 
20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGH NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT DECREASE TO 10 
KT FRI. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT N OF 21N AND 2 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT N OF 21N AND 3 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2006

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT TUE 
AND SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 26N 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.TUE...S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N S WINDS 10 
KT INCREASE TO 15 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOME E 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES