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FZNT24 KNHC 040315
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N TONIGHT WILL DRIFT S AND WEAKEN TUE. 
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N GULF WATERS EARLY TONIGHT AND 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 28N96W TUE MORNING...FROM W 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N93W TUE EVENING...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TUE 
NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE AREA TUE NIGHT 
THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT E FRI AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH 
MOVES OFF THE SE TEXAS COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND EXTENDS FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. 

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF FRONT SLY WINDS NEAR 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY DAYBREAK. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WED BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NLY 
20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT LATE. E OF 94W SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 
KT WED AND 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING ELY 15 TO 20 
KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 
FT LATE. E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N NLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.SAT...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NLY 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 03 2006
 
.TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N 
OF 26N WLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. 

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FORECASTER RHOME