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FZNT24 KNHC 232127
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU FEB 23 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S TEXAS 
TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF AS A 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 SUN THEN SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH 
PRES OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU FEB 23 2006

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF THE FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG THE FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DIMINISHING TO 
3 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL.
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
 
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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU FEB 23 2006

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF THE FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
THE FRONT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU FEB 23 2006

.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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
S OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU FEB 23 2006

.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 E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 20 TO 
25 KT N OF 26N SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF THE FRONT S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 
2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER LL/RJO