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FZNT24 KNHC 240855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006

.SYNOPSIS...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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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
E SWELL. W OF 95W E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND 
COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. 
E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 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. SEAS 5 TO 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 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. S OF RIDGE NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOME SW 20 KT THU NIGHT 
SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.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 DGS