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FZNT24 KNHC 181959
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N MOVE E AS COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS 
COAST EARLY THU AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SW GULF 
EARLY FRI THEN WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO CENTRAL GULF EARLY 
SAT AND DIFFUSE ON SUN. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST 
EARLY SUN AND REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SUBSIDING S SWELL.  
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT BECOME NE 15 LATE FRI. SEAS 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WIND 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N TO NE 20 TO 
25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN AND MON. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND 
FRONT SUN AND MON. 

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 20 KT W OF FRONT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT W OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND SUN...WINDS SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W OF FRONT N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
5 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. 
.SUN AND MON...S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 
15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WIND 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOME N WIND 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES