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FZNT24 KNHC 210809
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NE GULF TODAY WILL MOVE 
EWD SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT 
AND TO THE ERN GULF SAT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE 
SUN. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE 
AREA MON THROUGH TUE.  

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE 
THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BEHIND THE FRONT THIS 
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS AHEAD FRONT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006
 
.TODAY...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 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 
27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  S OF 27N 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOME E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING N 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N NE 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER RRG