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FZNT24 KNHC 070835
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST THIS 
MORNING AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS 
DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT LATER TODAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE 
BUILDS OVER THE ENTIRE GULF. THE STRONG HIGH MOVES RAPIDLY EWD 
SAT TO THE CAROLINA COAST MAINTAINING GUSTY NE AND E WINDS ALL 
AREAS. WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA E OF 90W 
SUN AND MON WITH DIMINISHING ELY WINDS. WINDS BECOME SELY W OF 
90W SUN AND MON.  

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND A 
COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATE. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO TO 
12 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS N OF 23N...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE N 
OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 23N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 
25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL DIMINISHING TO 9 TO 14 
FT LATE.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
$$

GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS N OF 25N...

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATER 
TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS INCREASING 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

.TODAY...WINDS VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATER TODAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS INCREASING 8 TO 
13 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
SUBSIDING SLOWLY TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS  20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST SEAS 
S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER RRG