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FZNT24 KNHC 181451
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER GULF OF MEXICO WILL WEAKEN WITH A WEAK 
PRESSURE PATTERN OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.  THE  
RIDGE WILL REBUILD FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM 
CDT TUE APR 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT.  SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SW 
TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PART THU. 
.FRI...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOME E 10 
KT THU.  SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOME 
VARIABLE 5 KT WED.  SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED COASTAL SHOWERS.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LL