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FZNT24 KNHC 142111
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 14 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 14 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO WILL 
CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH EARLY FRI THEN SHIFT EASTWARD IN 
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE FRI. 
THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY S BECOMING E TO W ALONG 28N SUN THEN 
DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT SUN NIGHT.   

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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST TUE FEB 14 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 28N W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT WED. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT ON FRI THEN N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW 
OF FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SLY 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT SAT AND ISOLATED TSTMS SUN.

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE FEB 14 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT BY SUNRISE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A FEW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 14 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.    

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 14 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI SHIFTING TO N AT 10 KT SAT AND SUN 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT AND 2 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 
FRONT SAT AND SUN.

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FORECASTER NELSON