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FZNT24 KNHC 150212
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 14 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-150930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 14 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 24N WILL MOVE N AS WARM FRONT 
TONIGHT THROUGH MON AND NE OF AREA EARLY MON NIGHT. RIDGE BUILD 
FROM NE BEHIND FRONT THEN SHIFT E THU AS SECOND COLD FRONT 
ENTERS NW WATERS. 

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GMZ080-150930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 14 2006

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
S PART.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 10 TO 15 
LATE TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDE 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. 
.WED...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S 
TO SW WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
 
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GMZ082-150930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 14 2006

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
TUE NIGHT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THU 
NIGHT EXCEPT EXTREME NW WATERS NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT NW PART LATE.  

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GMZ084-150930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 14 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 
24N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.   
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.  
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
27N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE.

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GMZ086-150930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 14 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
ALONG 24N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SW 
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE 
NIGHT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 TUE NIGHT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON