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FZNT24 KNHC 150802
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

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

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT  
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NW OF A COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 
TO 6 FT.  SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
 
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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 W OF 95W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N S 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 
20 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS INCREASING 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...  SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS 
BECOMING NW AND N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS INCREASING 3 TO 4 FT N 
OF 29N LATE. A FEW SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 29N LATE.

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FORECASTER RRG