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FZNT24 KNHC 230900
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST THU FEB 23 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU FEB 23 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST TODAY AND 
BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S TEXAS TONIGHT THEN 
MOVE TO NORTH GULF AS WARM FRONT FRI. COLD FRONT WILL RENTER THE 
GULF LATE SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE NE GULF. COLD FRONT 
WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO EXTREME SE TEXAS LATE 
SAT/EARLY SUN AND MOVE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL TO CENTRAL MEXICAN 
COAST LATE SUN THEN SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE 
NORTHEAST GULF MON.

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU FEB 23 2006

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF THE FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL.
 
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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU FEB 23 2006

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
THE FRONT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU FEB 23 2006

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 KT N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU FEB 23 2006

.TODAY...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE NLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW 
20 KT N OF 27N SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DECREASING TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS