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FZNT24 KNHC 100815
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS 
WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS 
GULF WATERS BEHIND FRONT THEN WEAKEN IN ADVANCE OF WEAK TROUGH 
MOVING INTO NORTHERN GULF WATERS WED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT 
FOLLOWING THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO A POSITION ALONG 25N 
LATE FRI. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK N OVER THE NW 
WATERS AS A WARM FRONT SAT.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.TODAY...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W 
PART. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NW PART. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WED BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THU EXCEPT 7 TO 
10 FT NW OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W PART.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW 
PART.  
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W PART.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006
 
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S 
PART.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...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 1 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S PART.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS CALM. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
27N.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER NELSON