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FZNT24 KNHC 082044
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FRONT THE FL PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE TO A CEDAR KEY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LINE AT 
SUNRISE ON SUN AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
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 AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. COASTAL SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
COASTAL SHOWERS. 

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

.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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
COASTAL SHOWERS.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 08 2006
 
.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 AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 08 2006
 
.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 THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 
TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FL ON TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS STRAITS OF FL.

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FORECASTER NELSON