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FZNT24 KNHC 211510
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER NE GULF THIS AFTERNOON WILL 
MOVE E OF THE WATERS SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N90W 
SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT. WEAK HIGH 
PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT SUN AND MOVE E OF 
THE WATERS BY TUE.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT 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 AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 4 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 BECOMING 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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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 MCRANDAL