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FZNT24 KNHC 130251
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO  
26N85W MOVE E AND DISSIPATE FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE 
NW GULF OVERNIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY THROUGH 27N90W 
TO 26N97W LATE FRI AND FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH 27N90W 
27N96W LATE SAT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NWD W OF 90W AS WEAK HIGH 
PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE SE COAST SUN. INCREASING SLY WINDS SUN 
AND MON OVER W GULF...BECOMING SW TUE N OF 26N. 

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GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS SHIFTING 
N 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF COLD FRONT LATE WITH SEAS 
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.FRI...N OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SUN...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N PORTION.

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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

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

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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING N 
OF FRONT SAT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 26N.
.TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER LL