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FZNT24 KNHC 130229
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 12 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 12 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL PRODUCE BRISK
NE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF THROUGH THU. RIDGE WILL MOVE S OVER 
THE N GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI. RIDGE MOVES E SAT THROUGH MON 
WITH RETURN SLY FLOW WILL INCREASING W OF 94W. 

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GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 23N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
BECOMING E TO SE W PART FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT NW PART SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 
TO 5 FT NW PART. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 
3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 12 2006
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N PART THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 1 TO 3 FT N PART THU NIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 12 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 6 FT THU...HIGHEST S PART. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI 
NIGHT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER LL