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FZNT24 KNHC 020842
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 2 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 2 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NE FLORIDA TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL STALL ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL 
DIMINISH THROUGH SUN MORNING. REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER 
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES SUN...RESULTING IN INCREASED WINDS SUN 
AND MON...WITH WINDS RISING TO GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY 
SUN AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TUE AS HIGH 
PRES TO THE N WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 2 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT...THEN 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 
27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT DEC 2 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN THROUGH MON...

.TODAY...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 
NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 KT S OF 
21N W OF 94W. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 10 KT OR LESS S OF 22N 
W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST SAT DEC 2 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N 
W OF 86W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST SAT DEC 2 2006

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL