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FZNT24 KNHC 161435
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E OF THE 
AREA BY EARLY FRI MORNING. WEAK COLD FRONT SKIRTS THE N GULF 
WATERS FRI EXTENDING FROM 30N83W TO 28N97W FRI 
AFTERNOON...28N82W TO 27N97W FRI NIGHT...S FLORIDA TO THE 
CENTRAL TEXAS COAST SAT...THEN RETREAT OVER THE NW GULF COAST 
LATE SAT NIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG SE TO S RETURN FLOW SHOULD 
DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF SAT THROUGH MON WITH A NEXT COLD FRONT 
MOVING OVER THE NE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 NW PORTION.
.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 9 FT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING 15 TO 20 W OF 95W SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N 
BY SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 23N 
SUN EVENING.
.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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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N 
OF 25N THROUGH FRI MORNING.
.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 MON 
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N 
MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER ROBERTS