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FZNT24 KNHC 220809
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX GULF COAST THIS 
MORNING WITH GUSTY N WINDS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO 27N83W 25N90W 
21N97W MON AND SE OF THE AREA TUE. A POLAR HIGH WILL MOVE TO SRN 
MS TUE. GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE SUN THROUGH 
TUE. WINDS AND SEAS SLOWLY DECREASING E OF 90W WED AS THE HIGH 
MOVES TO SRN GA. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E OF FL THU. SE AND S WINDS 
BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION AS A SECOND COLD FRONT 
MOVES TOWARD THE GULF COAST LATE THU.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006

.TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N. N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S 
OF 23N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N E TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N E 
TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF 22N.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT..HIGHEST S OF 25N. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006

.TODAY...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 
TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 7 
TO 10 FT S OF 28N.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 
7 FT S OF 27N.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER RRG