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FZNT24 KNHC 030858
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 03 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 03 2006

.SYNOPSIS..A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF 
EARLY TODAY NEAR DAYBREAK AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO S TEXAS 
THIS AFTERNOON THEN 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 THE N GULF MON AND BECOMES DIFFUSE 
FROM S FLORIDA TO LOUISIANA TUE.

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI MAR 03 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EARLY TODAY BUILDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT TONIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT 
OR LESS E OF 93W MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT E OF 
93W MON. 
.TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI MAR 03 2006

.TODAY...ELY WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 NW 
PART TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 03 2006
  
.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
SUN. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 88W TONIGHT SHIFTING E 
OF AREA SAT. 
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N AND 1 
TO 2 FT N OF 25N. 

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 03 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING N TO NE LATE TODAY. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N
.SAT THROUGH SUN....N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 
KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 
20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SAT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN.  
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING WLY 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER RHOME