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FZNT24 KNHC 071439
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

.SYNOPSIS...E TO W ORIENTED RIDGE ACROSS THE NRN GULF SHIFTS E 
THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE W GULF FROM TX.  
COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 24N98W SAT...MOVING E FROM 30N86W TO 
22N88W SAT NIGHT. COLD FRONT BECOMES QUASI-STATIONARY ON 
SUN...DRIFTING E FROM 28N83W TO NRN TIP OF YUCATAN 
PENINSULA...BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER SE GULF ON MON AND TUE. HIGH 
PRESSURE SHOULD RETURN OVER THE W GULF SAT BEHIND 
FRONT...EXTENDING OVER CNTRL GULF SUN...THEN BUILDING OVER THE 
ERN GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT SUN 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT BY LATE EVENING.
.MON...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.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...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DECREASING 15 
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON....N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N 
ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 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 NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N  15 TO 20 KT N 
OF FRONT 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 6 FT. 
SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT.
.TUE... N OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER ROBERTS