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FZNT24 KNHC 061440
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST WED DEC 06 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED DEC 06 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE DEEP SOUTH WILL MOVE OVER THE 
WESTERN ATLC WED. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE 
NRN GULF THU AS A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE MEXICAN COAST. 
THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH SAT. GALE 
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WRN GULF NEAR THE COAST...ALONG 
WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF 
THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST WED DEC 06 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 93W THU...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF 95W 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 93W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT 
THU AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU...AND 10 TO 15 FT 
THU NIGHT. E OF 93W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...AND 9 TO 13 FT THU NIGHT SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED DEC 06 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W THU NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE N 
OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 23N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST WED DEC 06 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THU. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 
25N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
SUN. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST WED DEC 06 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT LATE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS SHIFTING E AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN