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FZNT24 KNHC 061451
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006

.SYNOPSIS...E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT S 
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF LATER TODAY. SLY RETURN IN W GULF WILL 
SPREAD E FRI. A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TX COAST BEFORE 
DAYBREAK SAT WILL MOVE TO A PSN FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT...AND FROM
CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY 
OVER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO MON.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO N 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE W OF 95W. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 


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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N BEHIND 
FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT 
DECREASING LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S 
PORTION TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION SAT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT 
BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
OF 27N.

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FORECASTER BROWN