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FZNT24 KNHC 090859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG SLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF 
TODAY AHEAD OF A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW 
GULF MIDDAY TODAY. THE TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 30N91W TO 25N96W 
BY EARLY EVENING THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT.  MODERATE TO STRONG SLY 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON. 

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

.TODAY...E OF TROUGH SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN 
SE SWELL. W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
IN SE SWELL.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH MAINLY 
NEAR GULF COAST.
.TONIGHT...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
IN SLY SWELL.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

.TODAY...E OF 95W SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT BY SUNSET. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNSET. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006
  
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG N GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT W OF 83W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 83W AND
3 TO 5 FT E OF 83W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 
83W AND TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 83W.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 25N LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N 
LATE SAT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N 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 7 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE