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FZNT24 KNHC 041437
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 04 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 04 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA W COAST JUST N 
OF TAMPA TO 28N88W TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL 
SHIFT E AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT ONE TO TWO DAYS. 
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE ENTIRE 
GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST ON SATURDAY.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 04 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 
FT...HIGHEST W.
.SAT...W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 04 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. E 
OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGHEST NW PART.
.SAT...SLY WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NW PART.

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 04 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FT 
WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 04 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER CAB