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FZNT24 KNHC 261449
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 25N89W TO THE 
MEXICAN COAST NEAR 19N96W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR 
SE GULF EARLY TONIGHT AND THEN EXIT THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
THEN BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WITH AN E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE 
N GULF MON THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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. SEAS 7 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN LINGERING NE SWELL.
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT ON THU. 

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF COLD 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. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 
28N.  
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN LINGERING E SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 6 FT DECREASING TO 
3 TO 5 FT ON THU.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW 
PART.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W PART.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB