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FZNT24 KNHC 022105
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 02 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 02 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA SW
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT AS
WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN 
MORNING. REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN 
PLAINS STATES SUN PUSHING THE STATIONARY FRONT E OF THE AREA
AS A COLD FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON MORNING. STRONG
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND FRONT WILL ONCE AGAIN RESULT IN 
INCREASING WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS SUN OVER THE WESTERN
GULF...THEN ACROSS REMAINDER OF GULF MON AND TUE. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF BY SUN AFTERNOON. 
WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES TO 
THE N WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. A COASTAL TROUGH FORMS ALONG THE
TEXAS COAST THU WITH WINDS INCREASING OVER MUCH OF THE NW GULF.

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 02 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND 
BECOMING GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 
12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT...HIGHEST OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL S 
OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N WED THEN BUILDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT LATE THU...SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N WED
THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT DEC 02 2006

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE 
IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 94W BUILDING
TO 9 TO 14 FT...SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 94W. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E PART OF BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 KT S 
OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SW. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 11 
TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TUE...TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W AND TO 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W
AND TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W.
.WED AND THU...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST SAT DEC 02 2006

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
25N W OF 86W LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 
TO 8 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 25N MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N
AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST SAT DEC 02 2006

.TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN E SWELL STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE
SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR 
FRONT...THEN S OF 25N SUN.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS
S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT. E OF 83W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS SE PART.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ENTIRE 
AREA THU. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR STRAITS
OF FLORIDA AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE