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FZNT24 KNHC 210339
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE
WILL MOVE TO A PSN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO 
EARLY TUE MORNING...FROM S FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED
MORNING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA WESTWARD
TO 23N90W TO INLAND THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 22N97W THU. STRONG 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SWD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. LATE THU PUSHING 
THE FRONT SE OF THE GULF FRI. STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS 
WILL SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-210930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006

.TONIGHT... S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 KT W 
OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TUE 
INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT 
TUE NIGHT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-210930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE 20 TO 25 KT NW PART BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR NW PART BEHIND FRONT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOME E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 
95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL.

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GMZ084-210930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT.  W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ086-210930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE AFTERNOON INTO TUE NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
DECREASING TO 2 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...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE