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FZNT24 KNHC 100820
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL GULF LIFTING NWD W OF 90W AS 
A WARM FRONT TODAY. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS 
COAST TONIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO 
MEXICO BY EARLY SAT AND SE OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH 
PRES BUILDS IN OVER TEXAS BEHIND FRONT SAT THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS 
WHILE MOVING E ACROSS THE GULF MON THROUGH TUE. 

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 25 
TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NW OF COLD FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT EARLY 
SAT...THEN DECREASING 25 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 
13 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING SLOWLY LATE.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT AND SAT NIGHT...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 
FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT TO 40 KT ALONG THE 
COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT TO 40 KT S OF 22N 
ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 
TO 16 FT SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2006

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT AND SAT NIGHT...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 
INCREASING 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT.  
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATE. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 
TO 13 FT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SLOWLY 
SUBSIDING.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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FORECASTER RRG