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FZNT24 KNHC 032102
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST SUN DEC 03 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN DEC 03 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL 
BUILD S INTO TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT E ACROSS THE DEEP 
SOUTH MON AND TUE...AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLC WED. THE 
STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE 
SE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT. THE REINFORCING 
HIGH PRES WILL BRING INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS TO GULF 
WATERS...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN 
GULF. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WED AS 
THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL 
EMERGE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU...BRINGING INCREASING WINDS TO 
THE NW GULF WATERS LATE IN THE WEEK.

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN DEC 03 2006

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL 
BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT OR LESS EARLY WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 
13 FT.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN DEC 03 2006

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

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 
TO 45 KT LATE...HIGHEST S. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 
FT LATE. E OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF 
CAMPECHE.
.MON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.TUE...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 21N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N WINDS BECOMING NE 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST SUN DEC 03 2006

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...S OF 23N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 
25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.TUE...S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST SUN DEC 03 2006

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...W OF 83W N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 83W N 
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 
7 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN