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FZNT24 KNHC 010316
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN THU NIGHT AND FRI AS A 
WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF. FRONT WILL REMAIN
OVER THE NE GULF SAT THEN MOVE N OF AREA BY LATE SUN. NEW AREA 
OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD OVER THE GULF FRI NIGHT 
THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006
  
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART TONIGHT THEN S OF 27N WED.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W TO SW 10 KT OR LESS LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY BECOMING NE 
TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY S 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING W TO SW 10 KT OR LESS LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT THU.
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY BECOMING NW 
10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT....N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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FORECASTER COBB/AGUIRRE