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FZNT24 KNHC 272014
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 22N98W WILL RAPIDLY 
MOVE E REACHING A N FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SAT
SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY SAT NIGHT.
HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES AND 
NORTHERN GULF COAST IN THE WAKE OF FRONT SUN AND MON ALLOWING 
FOR SLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF MON AND TUE. WEAK RIDGE
WILL EXTEND NE TO SW JUST N OF THE GULF E OF 90W WED.
   
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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
 
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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
GALE FORCE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N  WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT E OF 95W LATE AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 95W LATE AND TO 5 TO 7 
FT IN N SWELL. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 
10 KT W OF 95W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W AND 
4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY SHIFTING 
TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT...
BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE