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FZNT24 KNHC 280850
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG 30N84W 25N86W 19N93W WILL 
MOVE TO SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON AND SE OF 
THE GULF SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE N GULF AND THE SE 
U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT THE HIGH MOVES EWD MON AND TUE WITH SLY
RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF MON AND TUE.
   
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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2006

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2006

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...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 W OF 95W. 
.SUN...NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W 
AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2006

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...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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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 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 DGS