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FZNT24 KNHC 280247
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS TO 26N92W WILL
MOVE E OF THE AREA EARLY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S OVER
FLORIDA AND THE E GULF FRI THROUGH SUN THEN WEAKEN MON AND TUE AS
LOW PRES OVER THE TEXAS AND THE PLAINS STRENGTHENS. A COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING REACHING A 30N90W TO 
25N93W LINE SUN AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROUGH OVER THE E 
GULF MON. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF MON NIGHT. WEAK 
HIGH PRES WILL BE PRESENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TUE.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT W OF FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. 
SEAS 3 T0 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NW 
PART.
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO SE TO S 15 KT AND SHIFTING 
TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR 
FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...WINDS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 24N.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 
FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

.TONIGHT...NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE MOSTLY SE TO S 10 KT 
LATE OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE