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FZNT24 KNHC 082059
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST WED FEB 08 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED FEB 08 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT REINFORCED THU AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E OF 
AREA FRI. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE OFF NW GULF COAST FRI NIGHT AND 
BY SAT EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N. FRONT 
MOVE SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES OVER TEXAS COAST 
BEHIND FRONT.

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST WED FEB 08 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT...

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
N OF 28N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 95W S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 95W 
SE WINDS 15 KT.  SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS S 10 KT AND BECOME N 25 TO 30 KT
N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N OF FRONT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED FEB 08 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE THU NIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
N OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED FEB 08 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT...

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE FRI. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
N OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.SUN AND MON...N WINDS 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED FEB 08 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEA 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
10 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES