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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TAMPICO 
MEXICO TONIGHT WILL SHIFT E SAT IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT 
THAT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS.  THE FRONT 
WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE TONIGHT AND SAT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO 25N97W BY SAT AFTERNOON...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
TO 25N95W 22N98W SAT NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY SUN FROM 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N95W TO 23N98W. THE FRONT WILL THEN 
RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT SUN NIGHT...EXTENDING ALONG THE N GULF 
COAST MON AND BE N OF AREA MON NIGHT.  THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE 
WILL BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA AND BECOME RE-ESTABLISHED 
ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY DAYBREAK SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING ELY 10 TO 15 KT 
BY DAYBREAK SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT AND 3 TO 5 FT SUN. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF WARM FRONT.  
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
 
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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 95W NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 
95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.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. 
.WED...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  N OF 
24N E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF WARM FRONT. 
.MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.     

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
N TO NE 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 
FRONT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 
27N.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER RHOME