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FZNT24 KNHC 261507
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 26 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 26 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE 
SE LOUISIANA COAST TO 27N94W TO THE UPPER MEXICO COAST WILL MOVE 
RAPIDLY TO THE SE AND BE LOCATED NEAR THE EASTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO 26N87W TO 24N93W TONIGHT AND OVER THE FAR SE GULF 
LATE THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
ON SAT AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF ON SUN.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED APR 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND W OF THE
FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 T0 7 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 28N.
.THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... 
HIGHEST N.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 26 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 
27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS N OF 28N.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB