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FZNT24 KNHC 260905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL 
EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON THEN 
MOVE SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE NE 
GULF AND N FLORIDA MON WITH RIDGE BUILDING E TO W ACROSS 
THE N GULF TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

.TODAY...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO 
E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
S OF FRONT EARLY VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING LATE. W OF 95W WINDS 
BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

.TODAY...N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 27N 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT 
TUE THEN 2 TO 4 FT WED AND THU.

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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT 
SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 27N 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS