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FZNT24 KNHC 201458
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 20 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 20 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO 21N97W WILL 
WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM TAMPA BAY TO CORPUS CHRISTI TX 
TONIGHT AND SAT THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER NEW COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF SUN EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO BROWNSVILLE TX SUN AFTERNOON AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 22N97W 
MON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 20 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 20 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 
NE SWELL. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 
E SWELL.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 20 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FEW SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 20 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE  
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER RRG/DGS