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FZNT24 KNHC 100847
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL DISSIPATE EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO STRONG SLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE 
ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE...AND FROM SW FLORIDA 
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS 
THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUN. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT WITH SE SWELL. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W 
OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NLY SWELL.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.  W OF 95W SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW
TSTMS FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN 
NLY SWELL. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2006
  
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE MON.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E 
OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2006

.TODAY...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT..
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N 
OF 28N.
.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 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE