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FZNT24 KNHC 260307
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 PM CST SAT NOV 25 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SAT NOV 25 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING SW INTO THE W GULF FROM THE 
MID-ATLANTIC STATES WILL HOLD THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WED BEFORE
SLIDING E OF THE AREA THU. THIS WILL MAINTAIN FRESH NE WINDS 
OVER THE SE GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH WED. RETURN FLOW 
WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF SUN THROUGH WED AS A COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT THEN PUSHES OFF THE COAST
THU AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY INCREASING N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SAT NOV 25 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
ENTIRE AREA.  
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED...W OF 96W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS BECOMING SCATTERED W PART LATE.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO 
N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT NOV 25 2006

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SAT NOV 25 2006

.TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FAR
NW PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N PART.
 

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST SAT NOV 25 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TUE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.  
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING NW PART LATE THU. ISOLATED
SHOWERS REMAINDER AREA.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE