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FZNT24 KNHC 270339
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 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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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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 BECOME NE 
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE MON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT W PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
 
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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

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

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 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 4 FT.
S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT 
N LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT 
MON. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES