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FZNT24 KNHC 070237
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 06 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 06 2006

.SYNOPSIS...E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL RETREAT
SE THROUGH FRI. SLY RETURN FLOW IN W GULF WILL SPREAD E FRI. A 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BEFORE DAYBREAK SAT AND 
WILL REACH PSN FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW BAY 
OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON...FROM CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
SUN AND THEN WEAKEN OVER THE EXTREME SE GULF MON.

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GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU APR 06 2006

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO N 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
SUN.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 06 2006

.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE 
FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 23N AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING LATE.
.SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
BY TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 06 2006
 
.TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 06 2006
 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION SAT.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....BECOMING NLY 15 TO 
20 KT N OF FRONT N PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER BROWN/RRG