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FZNT24 KNHC 150901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS TO 23N92W TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE MOVE SE AND WEAKEN FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO 
WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH 
WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU AFTERNOON. 
ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE N GULF AREA FRI...THEN 
MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE SAT. 
STRONGER RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR TEXAS COAST.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PART.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

.TODAY...S OF 22N WITHIN 90 NM OF MEXICAN COAST NW WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 22N W OF 94W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 
4 FT S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS BECOMING N 
TO NE 10 KT OVER ENTIRE AREA LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER BERG