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FZNT24 KNHC 120901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST WILL SLOWLY 
WEAKEN THROUGH WED.  A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST TUE AND EXTEND FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
LATE WED. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THU AND REACH 
FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI THEN MOVE EAST 
OF AREA SATURDAY.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE 
OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS SE OF FRONT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 
TO 20 KT THU BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.  
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT NEAR MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL... EXCEPT 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE NEAR MEXICAN 
COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 
25N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S 
OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
SE OF FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2006

.TODAY...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 
TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 
25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE OF 
TROUGH.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LL