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FZNT24 KNHC 092057
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG SLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 
GULF THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON 
MORNING AND EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER 
BY AFTERNOON...AND FROM APALACHEE BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY
TUE.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SLY 
SWELL. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 BECOMING NW TO N W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

.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...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. W OF 95W 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.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006
  
.TONIGHT...SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS