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FZNT24 KNHC 080809
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS 
MORNING WITH GUSTY NLY WINDS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SE GULF 
LATE SUN AND E OF THE AREA MON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
BUILD SW OVER THE GULF TUE AND WED. 

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... 
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006
 
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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 SUN NIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
S OF 26N.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER RRG