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FZNT24 KNHC 160905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY 
TONIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SKIRT THE N GULF WATERS FRI 
EXTENDING FROM 31N85W TO 28N97W FRI AFTERNOON...29N82W TO 29N95W 
FRI NIGHT...S CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST SAT... 
THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA AND WEAKEN SUN. MODERATE TO STRONG SE TO 
S RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF SAT THROUGH MON WITH 
A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT 
CHANCE OF SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF 
SHOWERS N PART.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 23N LATE.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT N OF 23N.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS 
N OF 25N.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT W OF 88W LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
88W LATE SUN.
.MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...THEN 
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SLIGHT 
CHANCE OF SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER BERG