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FZNT24 KNHC 240313
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER EXTREME SE GULF MOVE S OF AREA 
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER CENTRAL TX DRIFT E ACROSS SE 
UNITED STATES AND OFF S CAROLINA COAST INTO ATLC EARLY THU.
S RETURN FLOW W OF 93W TUE NIGHT SPREADS E THU AS SECOND COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFF TX COAST AND RAPIDLY ACROSS GULF FRI. WEAK RIDGE 
BUILDS OFF TX COAST SAT. 

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 29N E OF 95W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT 
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND 
COLD FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE FRI.
.SAT...N OF RIDGE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF RIDGE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT...HIGHEST N PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME N TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUBSIDING 
TO 15 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 29N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
N OF 29N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NE EARLY SAT. SEAS 7 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF RIDGE ALONG 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 25 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. S OF RIDGE NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2006

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
N OF 28N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOME SW 20 KT THU 
NIGHT EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT NW WATERS LATE THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT NW PART LATE.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES