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FZNT24 KNHC 271423
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
VALLEY WILL SHIFT EWD OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT. A RIDGE 
OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME EAST TO WEST ALONG 
28N BY SUNRISE TUE. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT N AND LIE ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS TUE NIGHT AND WED WITH A WEAK TROUGH 
OVER THE MIDDLE GULF WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT. WEAK HIGH 
PRESSURE EXPECTED THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 
95W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED COASTAL SHOWERS. 
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.  

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N W OF 95W N WINDS 10 KT. N OF 23N W OF 
95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W. E OF 95W NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT ON THU. ISOLATED COASTAL SHOWERS. 

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S PART.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS TUE.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/COBB