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FZNT24 KNHC 171527
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING SW ACROSS THE AREA WILL MOVE E IN 
ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
TODAY. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE SAT THEN BECOME STATIONARY SAT 
NIGHT AND SUN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S TEXAS...BEFORE RETURNING 
N AS A WARM FRONT BY EARLY MON. LOW PRES WILL FORM OVER N 
FLORIDA EARLY MON AND MOVE TO THE NE...LEAVING THE FRONT 
STATIONARY FROM THE N TEXAS COAST EASTWARD MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NW PORTION.  

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 93W E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W PORTION.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PORTION.
.MON AND TUE...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S 
OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 
3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
N OF 27N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N.    

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N 
PORTION.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
N 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
FAR N PORTION. 

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FORECASTER BANCROFT/BERG