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FZNT24 KNHC 241425
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TX COAST WILL EXTEND FROM THE 
W FL PANHANDLE TO 24N98W TONIGHT...30N85W 24N95W 21N97W 
MON...THEN STALL ALONG 30N82W 23N94W 18N95W MON NIGHT AND TUE. 
THE FRONT GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WED AND THU. HIGH PRES FOLLOWING 
THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE AND E THROUGH THU AND WEAKEN. 

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 75 NM OF 
FRONT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 
93W.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
NEAR COAST.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE 
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART TUE.
.WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER BERG