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FZNT24 KNHC 170825
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 17 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE E THROUGH 
SUN. A SECOND AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN N OF THE AREA 
LATE TUE WITH INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE E GULF. THE NEXT COLD 
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE JUST OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY LATE THU.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN DEC 17 2006

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS TUE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN DEC 17 2006

.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 
10 KT NEAR MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY FAR SW PART.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST SUN DEC 17 2006

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY 25 KT
THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT THU. 

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST SUN DEC 17 2006

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 27N THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING ISOLATED.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 
25N...EXCEPT UP TO 15 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER COBB