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FZNT24 KNHC 070300
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WILL DISSIPATE SUN. A COLD
FRONT OVER THE N GULF WATERS WILL MOVE SE SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN. HIGH
PRESSURE N OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES 
THROUGH WED WITH A STRONG FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS LATE WED.

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GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W PART TUE NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT W PART TUE NIGHT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT 
THEN NLY 25 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT BY SUNRISE THU. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.    

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2006

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT
WED AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2006
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED 
THEN SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 
7 FT WED AND 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART WED NIGHT.

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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2006

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING SLY 10 KT WED AND S TO SW
20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT TUE BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL