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FZNT24 KNHC 282112
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST TUE MAR 28 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM 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. THE FRONT WILL REACH A PSN FROM TAMPA FLORIDA
TO 25N90W LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE NORTH/
CENTRAL GULF SUN.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST TUE MAR 28 2006

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 93W AND 3 
TO 5 FT E OF 93W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS OVER THE EXTREME NW PART AND ALONG THE TEXAS COAST.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE MAR 28 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W FRI THROUGH SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N 
AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED COASTAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
TSTMS W OF 94W SAT AND SUN. 

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE MAR 28 2006

.TONIGHT 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 AND SUN...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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.  

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE MAR 28 2006
 
.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 5 TO 7
FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT
AND TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT THEN SW TO W 10 KT SAT NIGHT 
AND NW 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE