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FZNT24 KNHC 201002
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG S-SW FLOW OVER W GULF WATERS AHEAD OF COLD 
FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT EXTEND 
FROM 30N86W TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY TUE...FROM S FLORIDA TO BAY 
OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED AND OUT OF AREA THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER 
GULF FRI.  

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 20 KT W OF FRONT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT N OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY INCREASE  
TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

.TODAY...N OF 21N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 21N SE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT MON BUILD TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NW PART NEAR FRONT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOME E 20 TO 25 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS BUILD TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. 

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

.TODAY...W OF 87W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
E OF 87W WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 
8 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT DECREASE 
TO 10 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE TUE AND 
3 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 27N.
.WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT MAINLY OVER N PART.
.WED AND THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 
10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT DECREASE TO 3 FT THU. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG AND N OF FRONT. 
.FRI...WINDS NW TO N 20 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES