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FZNT24 KNHC 290805
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG 80W STATIONARY THROUGH 
SUN..GRADUALLY WEAKENING MON THROUGH WED AND MOVING E. WEAK COLD 
FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF SUN THEN STALLS OVER N CENTRAL GULF MON 
AND WEAKENS. FRONT DISSIPATES TUE.

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THIS AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF A 
WEAK FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT..DECREASING W OF FRONT TO 4 TO 6 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT 
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT DECREASING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY N OF 23N.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 
KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N ISOLATED 
SHOWERS N OF 23N.
.SUN...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT.  
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

.TODAY...N OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S 
OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. S OF 
27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FEW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 
FT N OF 27N.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT.

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FORECASTER RRG