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FZNT24 KNHC 171523
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 17 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL U.S. AND RIDGE OVER E 
U.S. COAST PRODUCING GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG GULF COAST.  LOW 
PRES MOVE NE TUE NIGHT EASING GRADIENT WITH WIND AND SEAS 
SUBSIDING. WEAK PRES GRADIENT WED WITH LIGHT WINDS. COLD FRONT 
MOVE INTO NW GULF WATERS EARLY THU WITH GUSTY NEAR GALE FORCE N 
WINDS BEHIND FRONT. FRONT EXTEND FROM NE FL TO WRN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE FRI AND E OF GULF SAT. 

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TONIGHT.  
W OF 94W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NE 20 LATE. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT S OF 22N AND 8 FT N OF 22N SUBSIDE TO 4 FT 
TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 
FT BUILD TO 7 FT W OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 17 2006

...GALE WARNING N OF 29N...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
DIMINISH RAPIDLY LATE AFTERNOON TO 20 KT BY TONIGHT. SEAS 13 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE 
TO 5 FT TONIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD 
FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND COLD FRONT.
.FRI...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E WIND 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 
KT N OF 27N AND SE TO S 10 KT S OF 27N TONIGHT.  N OF 27N SEAS 
10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 
FT TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES