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FZNT24 KNHC 070817
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 7 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 7 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WILL DISSIPATE SUN. A COLD
FRONT OVER THE N GULF WATERS WILL MOVE SE TODAY AND WEAKEN SUN. HIGH
PRESSURE N OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES 
THROUGH WED. INCREASING SLY WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TUE AND SPREADING 
E WED.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 7 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 LATE 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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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 7 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N 
VARIABLE 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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 7 2006
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED 
THEN 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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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 7 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SLY 10 KT WED AND 
INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT TUE BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING 
LATE WED N OF 29N.

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FORECASTER RRG