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FZNT24 KNHC 091448
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF TROUGH SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN. W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SLY SWELL.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT 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.
.MON...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 95W SLY WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006
  
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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/DGS