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FZNT24 KNHC 161528
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH FRI. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE E 
IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE SAT THEN BECOME 
STATIONARY SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT`. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W...SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT...HIGHEST W OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION.
.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 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. A FEW SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 93W 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W PORTION. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT TONIGHT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE FRI.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.    

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 
5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 
BECOMING 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 BANCROFT