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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006

.SYNOPSIS...E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT S 
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF LATER TODAY. SLY RETURN IN W GULF WILL 
SPREAD E TO 90W FRI. A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TX COAST 
SUNRISE SAT WILL MOVE TO A PSN FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT...AND FROM S FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN 
AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA MON.

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN 
SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT NW PORTION LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 
KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE 
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 


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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N BEHIND 
FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT 
DECREASING LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU APR 06 2006
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT S PORTION TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION SAT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT BY 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER RRG