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FZNT24 KNHC 192101
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 27N91W AND
TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1015 MB WILL REACH FROM N FLORIDA 
TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRES BECOME ABSORBED BY 
FRONT WED MORNING. FRONT EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE BY WED NIGHT...AND WEAKEN OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY 
EARLY THU MORNING AS IT MOVES E OF GULF. ATLC RIDGE BUILD W 
ACROSS N GULF FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

.TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART SHIFTING E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT.
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 
TO S 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 TO 
15 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

.TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 10 KT
OR LESS W OF 95W WED. 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 INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE THU AND 
TO 20 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE
10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N SW TO W WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM 
SE OF FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DECREASE TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

.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. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME E 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE