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FZNT24 KNHC 260332
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

.SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF FRONTAL TROUGH OVER SW GULF DISSIPATES 
TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...RIDGE ACROSS GULF FROM NW FL TO SE TX 
WEAKEN AND MOVE E AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS EARLY FRI. 
FRONT MOVES TO NW FL TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI...FROM CENTRAL 
FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SAT...THEN MOVE SE THROUGH STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES SHIFT E ACROSS SE UNITED STATES 
IN WAKE OF FRONT SUN AND MON. 

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT 
AND 20 TO 25 KT THU SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
11 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE.
 
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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

.TONIGHT...SW OF DISSIPATING TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT LATE 
THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
BUILD TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. 
SEAS TO 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 
9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW WATERS. 
SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 5 FT S OF 27N. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 15 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW 
BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES