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FZNT24 KNHC 212116
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT 
AND THEN WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N88W LATE 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 AS WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGING PREVAILS INTO WED.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.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 OF 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.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 THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2006
 
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 25N 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.
.WED...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER MCRANDAL