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FZNT24 KNHC 221509
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH 
23N90W TO 22N97W THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIFT NORTH TONIGHT AND 
EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY THROUGH A DEVELOPING 1016 MB LOW NEAR 
25N92W TO 18N94W THU AFTERNOON. LOW PRES WILL MOVE QUICKLY ENE 
ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE THU AND BE E OF AREA EARLY FRI. LOW 
PRES ALONG WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SWD FROM THE CENTRAL 
U.S. WILL PUSH FRONT S FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
FRI MORNING THEN E OF AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON. STRONG NLY WINDS 
AND BUILDING SEAS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GULF THU AND FRI THEN 
GRADUALLY DECREASE SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING LATE TODAY 
BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT AND 
GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
SHIFTING SE OF AREA BY THU EVENING.
.FRI...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 
FT FRI NIGHT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI 
NIGHT.  
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING 
NLY SWELL. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W 
OF 95W. 

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 93W THU AND THU 
NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT BECOMING 
SCATTERED NW PART AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NLY 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY...DECREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 
FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DECREASING 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING 
NLY SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT...BECOMING SCATTERED WITH 
TSTMS N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING 
NLY SWELL S OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 
TO 6 FT S OF 26N. 

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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NLY 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND 20 TO 25 KT BY SUNRISE FRI. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.FRI...NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 
FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER RHOME