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FZNT24 KNHC 160330
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR 29N88W TO 19N96W MOVE SE ACROSS 
GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT WITH STRONG SW FLOW AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW 
WINDS REACHING GALE FORCE BEHIND. WIND DECREASE THU AS HIGH PRES 
BUILDS OVER GULF. RESIDUAL LARGE SWELL REMAIN OVER SRN GULF INTO 
FRI THEN SUBSIDE. LIGHT TO MODERATE NE FLOW SAT AND SUN. NE FLOW 
INCREASE LATE SUN OR MON OVER NE GULF AS TROUGH MOVES N OF AREA.

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS TO 40 KT DECREASE TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT 
ABATE TO 10 FT LATE.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 93 SEAS 
9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 94W SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY EARLY...DECREASE TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT W OF 95W LATE. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT FRI  
SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SAT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...GALE WARNING N OF 28N THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 
25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT DIMINISH TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 28 N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT BECOME NW LATE. SEAS 8 FT INCREASE TO 10 FT LATE. NUMEROUS 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FROM 
23N TO 27 N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N N WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 
6 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOME NW LATE. SEAS 11 
FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 FT INCREASE TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...NW WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT N OF 27N FRI. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT N OF 25N AND 6 FT S 
OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES