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FZNT24 KNHC 152108
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO WILL 
CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH FRI THEN RIDGE SHIFTS EASTWARD IN ADVANCE 
OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI 
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE SAT THEN BECOME STATIONARY SUN 
AND MON.

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
.FRI THROUGH MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SE OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
A FEW SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 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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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED FEB 15 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING 
TO N 10 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON