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FZNT24 KNHC 061506
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL 
WATERS WILL DRIFT N OF AREA SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO 
NW WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE E REACHING FROM NW 
FLORIDA TO 28N90W SUNRISE MON...THEN STALL AND LOSE IDENTITY 
OVER THE NE WATERS TUE. OTHERWISE AND E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE 
CENTRAL GULF WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N 
OF 28N. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E OF FRONT.  
.MON...E TO SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. VSBY OCCASIONALLY 
REDUCED BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE. 
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF RIDGE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. NE OF RIDGE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF 27N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. 
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT TUE BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. 

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 
25N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
OR TSTMS N OF 28N. 

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FORECASTER NELSON