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FZNT24 KNHC 151448
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST WED FEB 15 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED FEB 15 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 25N90W TO 29N86W SPLITS A RIDGE 
OVER THE SE WATERS FROM ANOTHER RIDGE OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS. 
THE TROUGH WILL MOVE NW AND INLAND TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE LEAVING 
A RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO WILL CHANGE 
LITTLE THROUGH EARLY FRI THEN SHIFT EASTWARD IN ADVANCE OF A 
COLD FRONT MOVING TO TEXAS COAST LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE 
SLOWLY S STALLING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SE TEXAS SUN MORNING 
THEN DRIFTING BACK N OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS LATE SUN NIGHT.

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED FEB 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT SAT WITH ISOLATED TSTMS SUN.

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED FEB 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
A FEW SHOWERS.
.FRI...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED FEB 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N AND SE WATERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.    

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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED FEB 15 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. A FEW SHOWERS IN STRAITS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING 
TO N 10 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON