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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...RETRANSMITTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST THU DEC 07 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU DEC 07 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL MOVE 
RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG 
HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE 
W AND MIDDLE GULF TONIGHT AND FRI THEN SHIFT E SAT WITH 
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS. STRONG NE WINDS WILL 
REMAIN OVER THE SE GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT THROUGH MON 
DUE TO HIGH PRES NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU DEC 07 2006

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
25 TO 35 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU DEC 07 2006

...GALE WARNING N OF 23N W OF 94W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS W OF 94W.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 23N W OF 94W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF 
21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 94W.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST THU DEC 07 2006

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 
TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 
FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST THU DEC 07 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 
30 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 
TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT WITH N SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER BERG