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FZNT24 KNHC 081517
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FRONT THE FL PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE TO THE FL BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
SUNRISE SUN AND MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W 
OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W.
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. COASTAL SHOWERS.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
COASTAL SHOWERS. 

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 
WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
COASTAL SHOWERS.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE....N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N WATERS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS STRAITS OF FL.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT 
STRAITS OF FL.  
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON