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FZNT24 KNHC 261520 CCA
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 26 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 26 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL 
EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY THEN DISSIPATE WED 
AND THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT WED AND THU. ANOTHER COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFF N GULF COAST THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA 
BAY TO S TEXAS FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE NW GULF AS A 
WARM FRONT SAT.

$$
GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO  2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N 
NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
FORECASTER RJO