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FZNT24 KNHC 091454
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO 25N88W THEN STATIONARY 
TO THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 28N96W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. 
SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF THU NIGHT WITH STRONG N AND 
NE WINDS DEVELOPING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E AND EXTEND 
FROM CENTRAL FL TO 25N98W FRI WITH GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE NW 
GULF.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASE 
25 TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT N OF 
FRONT LATE THU. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SLOWLY DECREASING LATE.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15  KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 
8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT INCREASING 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N LATE. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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FORECASTER RRG/DGS