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FZNT24 KNHC 191514
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WEAK
LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1012 MB AND CONTINUES SW TO THE S 
TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER WILL REACH A PSN FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT WITH LOW PRES MOVING NE ALONG THE FRONT. 
THE FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY 
WED NIGHT AND MOVE SE OF GULF LATE WED NIGHT OR EARLY THU 
MORNING. ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS N GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

.TUE...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT OR LESS IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE THU AND
TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT...
SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LL/AGUIRRE