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FZNT24 KNHC 142101
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 19N95W EARLY 
TONIGHT...WILL 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 AFTERNOON. 
ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT SHOULD PENETRATE THE N GULF AREA FRI 
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE SE GULF AND BECOME DIFFUSE SAT... 
DISSIPATING SUN.

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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PORTION.
.THU NIGHT...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION.
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 
10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SLY WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION.

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

.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 5 FT.
THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE MAR 14 2006
  
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 
FT. S OF FRONT MAINLY NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT.
.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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS N 
PORTION.
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N PORTION
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION.

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 N OF 26N 2 TO 3 FT S 
OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SLY 10 KT SUN 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER ROBERTS/BROWN