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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 09 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 09 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT THEN SHIFT SE OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD OVER THE SE U.S. AND INCREASE NE WINDS OVER THE E AND 
MIDDLE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH WED...THEN WEAKEN THU.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 09 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 09 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 09 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N NW TO N 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 09 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT... 
HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA MAINLY MON.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 
FT N OF 26N.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER BERG