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FZNT24 KNHC 092055
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 24N90W TO CORPUS 
CHRISTI BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE. ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF THU NIGHT WITH STRONG N AND NE 
WINDS. FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FL TO 
25N98W FRI THEN STATIONARY FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO WEAK LOW 
PRES NEAR 27N96W WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES TO 20N97W.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO 30 KT LATE 
THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT N OF FRONT LATE THU. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2006
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

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

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FORECASTER DGS