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FZNT24 KNHC 072025
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER SW GULF FROM 26N95W TO 21N93W DISSIPATE 
SUN. COLD FRONT OVER N GULF FROM 28N93W TO 27N94W MOVE S TONIGHT 
WEAKEN SUN. HIGH PRES N OF FRONT SHIFT E ACROSS SE UNITED STATES 
THROUGH WED. WIND SHIFT S WED AND INCREASE LATE WED AHEAD OF COLD 
FRONT ENTERING GULF THU WITH STRONG N WIND.

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W PART TUE NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT W PART TUE NIGHT.
.WED...S WINDS BECOME SW AND INCREASE TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BY LATE WED. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.    
.THU...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG AND S OF FRONT. 

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS  BUILD TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS LATE WED. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOME N 25 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N 
E TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART WED NIGHT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 FT.

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFT S LATE WED AND INCREASE 
TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT TUE BUILD TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING LATE WED N OF 29N.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOME NW TO N 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE THU NIGHT BEHIND FRONT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES