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FZNT24 KNHC 151513
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 24N THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE 
N AS WARM FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH MON AS LOW PRES 1005 MB AT 
22N98W DRIFTS NE. LOW PRES/WARM FRONT N OF AREA MON NIGHT. COLD 
FRONT ENTERS NW GULF THU AND REACH 30N85W TO 21N97W LATE THU 
NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 30 KT 
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.  
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 
TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
 
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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 21N W OF 93W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT ABATING TO 5 FT LATE MON NIGHT.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WIND 
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
FROM 23N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 23N SE WIND 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS SHIFT NW 20 KT BEHIND 
SECOND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS INCREASE TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...  SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES