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FZNT24 KNHC 272035
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKEN COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA THROUGH 26N90W TO NE
MEXICO WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATE TONIGHT FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF 
THE AREA FRIDAY. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS FRI AND SAT.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT REACHING A 
30N90W TO 25N93W LINE MIDDAY SUN...THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE TO A
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL PSN BY MIDDAY MON AND E OF 
THE GULF MON NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BE PRESENT OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA TUE.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT W OF FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. 
SEAS 3 T0 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO SE TO S 15 KT AND SHIFTING 
TO NE 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND 
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...WINDS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU APR 27 2006

.TONIGHT...NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER LL