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FZNT24 KNHC 072102
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 07 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 07 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA  
WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA 
BEHIND THE FRONT. SECOND REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO 
THEN NW GULF WED NIGHT AND AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA BY THU NIGHT. 
HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN LATE FRI AS NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE 
NW GULF FRI NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO MEXICAN 
COAST NEAR 22N BY LATE SAT AND E OF THE AREA SUN.

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 07 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 28N SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOME N TO NE AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...WINDS SLY 10 KT AND SHIFT TO N 25 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT.
.SAT...S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 10-15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE FEB 07 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FT 
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT ON SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 07 2006

.TONIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO NE 10 
TO 15 KT BY LATE WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 07 2006

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEA 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS