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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 27N90W 27N95W WILL MOVE TO 
THE ERN GULF FRI. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NW GULF 
COAST FRI AND TO SE GULF SAT. THE FRONT WILL BACK UP W OF 90W AS 
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE SE COAST SUN. INCREASING SLY 
WINDS SUN AND MON AS PRESSURES FALL OVER ERN TX.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS WITH FRONT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. S OF COLD FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS WITH FRONT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 
23N TO 27N.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 
23N TO 26N.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. 
.MON...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 
25N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER RRG