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FZNT24 KNHC 191442
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 19 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 19 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BE REINFORCED 
TONIGHT WITH INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE E-CENTRAL GULF. A COLD 
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE TEXAS COAST THU AND THEN STALL 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 21N98W LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL 
MOVE NWD ACROSS THE W GULF LATE SAT IN RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING 
LOW PRES NEAR THE TEXAS COAST.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE DEC 19 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT E OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE AND INCREASING 
20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 19 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NW PART.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.

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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 19 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST TUE DEC 19 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 
FT S OF 25N...EXCEPT TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED AND WED 
NIGHT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 6 
TO 9 FT S OF 25N...EXCEPT TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.

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FORECASTER BERG