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FZNT24 KNHC 100317
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-100930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 23N90W TO 
CORPUS CHRISTI DISSIPATE TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW 
GULF THU NIGHT WITH STRONG N 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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GMZ080-100930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS 
6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT N OF FRONT LATE THU. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DECREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ082-100930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ084-100930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2006
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 
FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ086-100930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2006

.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 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 FT.
S OF 27N N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF FRONT 
N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES