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FZNT24 KNHC 121434
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 12 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 12 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA IS WILL PRODUCE BRISK 
NE WINDS OVER THE E AND MIDDLE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. RIDGE WILL 
WEAKEN THU AND FRI WITH WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASING. RETURN SLY 
FLOW WILL INCREASES W OF 94W SAT AND SUN. 

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED APR 12 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 12 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 23N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO 
SE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT NW PART SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT NW PART. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT
S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 12 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
EXCEPT TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N PART THU NIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 1 TO 3 FT N PART THU NIGHT. 
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
24N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 
26N S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 12 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT THU...HIGHEST S PART. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY... 
DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...
SUBSIDING LATE FRI. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT LATE FRI.  
.SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER BROWN