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FZNT24 KNHC 141450
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO 21N97W 
THIS AFTERNOON...FT. MYERS FLORIDA TO 19N95W TONIGHT...THEN 
WEAKEN FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO WED. HIGH PRES IS 
EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED 
NIGHT...THEN MOVE OFF OF THE SE COAST THU NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK 
COLD FRONT SHOULD PENTETRATE THE N GULF FRI AFTERNOON...THEN 
MOVE SE GULF SAT AND WEAKEN.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT MAINLY IN SW 
PORTION.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS SW PORTION.
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR COAST.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
22N W OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 22N W OF 93W 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 23N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
23N W OF 94W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N 
E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS N OF 22N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006
  
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 50 NM OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS N 
PORTION.
.FRI...N OF 28N NLY 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 75 NM OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PORTION.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER ROBERTS