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FZNT24 KNHC 172109
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM 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 FROM THE TEXAS AND 
SW LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS SE AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO 24N97W SAT MORNING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY 
EARLY SUN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N90W TO THE W BAY OF 
CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL THEN RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT SUN NIGHT 
AND MON...AND BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE COAST FROM THE N TEXAS 
COAST EASTWARD ON MON. A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRES AREAS WILL MOVE 
E ALONG THE FRONT MON THROUGH WED...WHILE THE RIDGE BECOMES 
RE-ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF FRONT.  
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.WED...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
NW PORTION.  

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING W PORTION TONIGHT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS W PORTION.
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS W PORTION.
.WED...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S 
OF 25N.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 
25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
OF 27N. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 AND WED...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS N OF 28N.    

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

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

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FORECASTER BANCROFT/BERG