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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 28 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 28 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS WILL 
WILL WEAKEN TEMPORARILY WED AS A COLD FRONT PASSES N OF THE 
AREA. THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE AREA THU THEN WEAKEN 
AGAIN FRI AND SAT AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN 
COASTAL PLAINS. 

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE MAR 28 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT W OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
ALONG TEXAS COAST.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG COAST. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE MAR 28 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED COASTAL 
SHOWERS W OF 93W. 

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 28 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART FRI.  
.SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART.  

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 28 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING SAT. N OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT THEN SW 10 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE