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FZNT24 KNHC 101450
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006

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

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT W 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.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 
95W.  
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W OF 95W.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 1 TO 2 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 OF 27N. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 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 ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...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 DGS