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FZNT24 KNHC 262103
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS N GULF WATERS FROM NW FL TO CENTRAL TX  
SHIFT E TONIGHT AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TX COAST EARLY FRI. 
FRONT REACHES NW FL TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI...FROM CENTRAL 
FL TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY SAT...THEN SE OF BASIN BY EARLY SAT 
NIGHT. HIGH PRES SHIFT E ACROSS SE UNITED STATES ALONG 34N IN 
WAKE OF FRONT SUN AND MON. S FLOW OVER NW WATERS TUE.  

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW 
20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILD TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 29N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 28N E OF 94W SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE 
MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W PART LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NW PART.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
 
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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 
21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE 
SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE TO E 10 KT SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME  
NW BEHIND FRONT WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 FT.
S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NE 15 KT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT N OF 28N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING 
TO NW BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

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FORECASTER NELSON/BARNES