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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST TUE MAR 07 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE MAR 07 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 26N93W 1022 MB WILL SHIFT
NE OF THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS ANOTHER
AREA OF HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND E GULF THROUGH
TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES 
TONIGHT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER W GULF. STRONG SLY WINDS 
WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEAK COLD 
FRONT WHICH IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE NORTHERN AND W GULF THU
AND DISSIPATE FRI. LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
SAT WILL INCREASE WINDS AGAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE MAR 07 2006

.TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING 3 TO 5 IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW DEVELOPING NW PART WED NIGHT. 
.THU...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT. W OF FRONT MAINLY WLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. 

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE MAR 07 2006

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 
11 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. 
.THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST TUE MAR 07 2006
  
.TODAY...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY N PART.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE MAR 07 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
NE 10 TO 15 KT BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
 
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FORECASTER AGUIRRE