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FZNT24 KNHC 272110
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
S TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SHIFT SHIFT E OF THE AREA AND
TO THE W ATLC THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING AS LOW PRES MOVES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SE RETURN FLOW TO CONTINUE
ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH
THE NE GULF WATERS LATE FRI INTO SAT.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT W OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W. ISOLATED COASTAL SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED COASTAL SHOWERS.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU 
THROUGH SAT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT 
THU AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 
24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE 
OF RAIN N OF 28N AND ALONG THE COAST.

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 
20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E OF 83W.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS
BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS
OF FLORIDA.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 
KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN N PART NEAR 
FRONT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE