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FZNT24 KNHC 161534
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS 
MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT NOW MOVING E INTO THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...RESULTING IN WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY 
SUBSIDING THROUGH TODAY. RESIDUAL LARGE SWELL OVER THE SOUTHERN 
GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI. A REINFORCING 
FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN GULF WATERS ON SUN AND THROUGH THE 
GULF ON MON...WITH WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT 
SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE. S OF 27N SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR 
LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT MON.  

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 BY LATE 
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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 BY LATE 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 MON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT MON. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 BY LATE 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 CHRISTENSEN