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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST THU MAR 02 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU MAR 02 2006

.SYNOPSIS..HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY 
THEN WEAKEN TONIGHT AND FRI AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE 
NORTHERN GULF FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL 
FLORIDA THROUGH 25N90W TO S TEXAS FRI AFTERNOON AND BECOME 
DIFFUSE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF FRI NIGHT 
THROUGH SUN. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT S MON AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES THE N GULF WATERS.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU MAR 02 2006

.TODAY...E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W 
OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS EXTREME SE PART. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING ELY 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 
KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU MAR 02 2006

.TODAY...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NE PART. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...ELY WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU MAR 02 2006
  
.TODAY...W OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY S OF 28N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E LATE 
FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY S OF 25N 
FRI AND SE PART FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU MAR 02 2006

.TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST 
FLORIDA STRAITS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N WLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 24N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE LATE FRI. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN....NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER RHOME