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FZNT24 KNHC 181440
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO 1019 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N94W THEN TO 22N98W IN NE MEXICO. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO 25N95W 22N98W TONIGHT THEN 
BECOME STATIONARY SUN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 26N96W 22N98W. THE 
FRONT WILL MOVE N AS A WARM FRONT SUN NIGHT EXTENDING ALONG THE 
N GULF COAST MON AND BE N OF AREA MON NIGHT. RIDGE WILL BUILD W 
ACROSS FLORIDA INTO THE GULF TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S 
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING ELY 10 TO 15 KT 
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF 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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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.TONIGHT 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF 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 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.     

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT FLORIDA 
STRAITS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT FLORIDA STRAITS.
.TONIGHT 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 BUILDING 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 DGS/BERG