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FZNT24 KNHC 080852
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM W CUBA EXTENDING NW TO ACROSS SW
LOUISIANA WILL DISSIPATE LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDING
S ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND E GULF WILL SHIFT E OF GULF AND FLORIDA
TONIGHT. STRONG SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF 
AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH WILL APPROACH THE 
NORTHERN AND W GULF THU AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. STRONG SLY 
WINDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS ENTIRE GULF FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 
FT.
.THU...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W BUILDING 
5 TO 7 FT LATE AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT W OF 95W 
AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W.
.THU...E OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. W OF 94W S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N E OF 95W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006
  
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E 
OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 
TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THU NIGHT AND 
FRI. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.TODAY...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N
SUN.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE