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FZNT24 KNHC 201443
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN. A WEAK COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRIDAY AND MOVE EAST OF THE 
GULF SUNDAY. WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE 
FRONT SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE FRI SHIFTING TO N WINDS 10 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 
KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER LL