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FZNT24 KNHC 160900
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA 
SW TO THE E PORTION OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXIT THE GULF
THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS THE ENTIRE
GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS WEEKEND
WITH LARGE NW RESIDUAL SWELLS PERSISTING MAINLY OVER THE SRN
WATERS INTO FRI THEN SUBSIDING FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. STRONGER
HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE GULF SUN AND MON ALLOWING FOR
N TO NE WINDS TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 93W AND
TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 93W IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N E OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT 
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF 
95W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT 
IN N SWELL E OF 95W AND TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W 
LATE. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT FRI 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 
FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
FROM 23N TO 27 N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N FRI. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 
4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 26N N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE