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FZNT24 KNHC 112102
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

.SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF AN ATLC RIDGE EXTENDING W ACROSS 
THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED 
STATES WILL CONTINUE BRISK SLY WINDS THROUGH EARLY MON. A COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON REACHING THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND FROM SW FLORIDA 
TO THE YUCATAN TUE NIGHT...AND MOVE E OF AREA WED. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD BRIEFLY ACROSS THE GULF WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT 
EXPECTED NW WATERS THU NIGHT.

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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT WITH SE SWELL. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH SE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO 
SW 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS 
OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH NLY SWELL.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SLY 15 TO 20 KT WED 
NIGHT THEN NLY 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT. 

$$
GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
LATE.  W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NW PART LATE.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL ENTIRE 
AREA SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU...WINDS SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NLY 15 KT BEHIND FRONT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W SUN INTO MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 87W SUN AND TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT 
INTO MON.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.   

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT AND MON. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON