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FZNT24 KNHC 072110
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
TAMPICO MEXICO WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 
TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALE 
CONDITIONS OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT 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 
TUE DUE TO HIGH PRES NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST.

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 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 THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006

...GALE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 94W...

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL 
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. 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.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST THU DEC 7 2006

.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 TUE...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