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FZNT24 KNHC 090305
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 PM CST WED MAR 08 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG SLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF 
TONIGHT AND THU AHEAD OF A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE 
INTO THE NW GULF MIDDAY THU AND EXTEND FROM 30N91W TO 25N96W BY 
SUNSET THU THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. SLY WINDS STRENGTHEN ACROSS 
THE ENTIRE GULF FRI AND REMAIN MODERATE TO STRONG THROUGH MON. 

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.THU...E OF TROUGH SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE 
SWELL. W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN 
SE SWELL.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH MAINLY NEAR 
GULF COAST.
.THU NIGHT...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN 
SLY SWELL.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 95W 
AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 95W.
.THU...E OF 95W SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
BY SUNSET. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNSET. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST WED MAR 08 2006
  
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N W 
OF 88W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N W OF 88W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SLY SWELL THU DECREASING TO 
6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG N GULF 
COAST THU AFTERNOON AND THU NIGHT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.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 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT N OF 25N THU AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT N OF 
25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 25N LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N 
LATE SAT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER RHOME