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FZNT24 KNHC 312056
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST FRI MAR 31 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST FRI MAR 31 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE N GULF 
THROUGH MON...THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY S TUE AND WED AS A WEAK COLD 
FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE NE GULF TUE EXITING THE AREA EARLY WED.
RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED FROM THE N/CENTRAL GULF SW TO
THE W GULF WED.

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GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST FRI MAR 31 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 95W LATE TUE INTO WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE 
WINDS 10 KT INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI MAR 31 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR W 
PART WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST.

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GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI MAR 31 2006

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE MOSTLY N
TO NE 10 KT OR LESS TUE THEN NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI MAR 31 2006
 
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECEASING TO
15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT DURING
THE AFTERNOON INTO SAT NIGHT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE