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FZNT24 KNHC 070313
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 PM CST WED DEC 6 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED DEC 6 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES FROM THE MID ATLC STATES TO THE NW GULF 
WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AHEAD OF A REINFORCING COLD FRONT 
THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NRN GULF EARLY THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL 
INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THU. GALE 
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF TOMORROW THROUGH EARLY FRI.

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GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED DEC 6 2006

...GALE WARNING W OF 93W...

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28 N 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....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 14 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT MON.

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED DEC 6 2006

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

.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.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE MEXICAN COAST. ELSEWHERE 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON.

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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST WED DEC 6 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH 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.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT.

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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST WED DEC 6 2006

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

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FORECASTER MUNDELL