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FZNT24 KNHC 112041
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 11 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 11 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF LOUISIANA AND E TEXAS 
COASTS TONIGHT MOVE TO CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 25N92W 
LATE TONIGHT AND OVER FAR SE PART OF FORECAST AREA LATE THU 
AFTERNOON. STRONGER REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS AND 
LOUISIANA COAST LATE THU AND MOVE TO FROM WRN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO S TEXAS FRI NIGHT. BY SAT COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER SRN GULF 
ON SAT AND THEN DRIFT NE AS WARM FRONT ON SUN.

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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 11 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF STRONG COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. S OF STRONG COLD FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 11 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 11 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NE TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF STRONG COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF STRONG COLD FRONT S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 27N.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS FROM 23N TO 26N.
.SUN...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E 
SWELL. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N 
.MON...N OF 16N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 11 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN