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FZNT24 KNHC 081458
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER N FLORIDA WILL MOVE INTO ATLC 
TONIGHT. STRONG SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF 
AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH WILL APPROACH THE 
NORTHERN AND W GULF THU AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. STRONG SLY 
WINDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS ENTIRE GULF FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
8 TO 11 FT.
.THU...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W 
OF 95W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT W OF 95W 
AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W.
.THU...E OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 94W S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N E OF 95W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006
  
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. E OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THU NIGHT AND FRI. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED MAR 08 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
27N SUN.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE/DGS