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FZNT24 KNHC 182038
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO 1021 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N94W THEN TO 21N98W OVER E CENTRAL 
MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO 25N95W 21N98W 
TONIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY SUN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
26N96W 21N98W. WEAK 1022 MB LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE 
FRONT SUN NEAR 25N96W AND LIFT N. THE FRONT WILL MOVE N AS A 
WARM FRONT SUN NIGHT EXTENDING ALONG THE N GULF COAST MON AND BE 
N OF AREA MON NIGHT. RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS FLORIDA INTO THE 
GULF TUE AND WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NW GULF 
COAST LATE WED AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE 
MEXICO THU.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 
TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 
TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NW OF FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NW OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
 
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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.    

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

.TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N 
OF 25N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER BERG