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FZNT24 KNHC 240247
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER AREA CONTINUE THROUGH TUE. COLD 
FRONT ENTER NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO NE 
MEXICAN COAST NEAR 22N LATE WED THEN MOVE E OF AREA THU. WEAK 
RIDGE REBUILDS OVER AREA FRI.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT.  SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 
NW 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES