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FZNT24 KNHC 010831
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG FAST MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE GULF 
COAST NEAR 30N88W TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 19N96W. THE FRONT WILL 
MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 30N82W TO 19N90W THIS EVENING...THEN STALL 
FROM 29N81W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT THROUGH SUN. GALE FORCE 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE W GULF TODAY...THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
REINFORCING HIGH PRES SUN WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE AREA 
WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE W GULF LATE SUN INTO MON. 
WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON TUE.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006

...GALE WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT AND MON...

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 
8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT AND MON...

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 
10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SAT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...S OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N 
OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N PART LATE.
.MON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL