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FZNT24 KNHC 251514
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

.SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WILL 
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE A RIDGE SPLITTING THE GULF FROM NW 
FL TO SE TX WILL WEAKEN IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW 
WATERS AROUND SUNRISE FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO PSN FROM NW FL 
TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNSET FRI...FROM CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA SUNRISE SAT..THEN MOVE SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FL 
LATE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE SE UNITED 
STATES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

$$
GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
NW BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 
7 TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN 
NIGHT. 

$$
GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 
25 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON