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FZNT24 KNHC 071409
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 07 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 07 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS 
WILL STALL TONIGHT AND MON THEN DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT TUE. A 
RIDGE FROM S FL TO NE TX WILL WILL CONTINUE WITH BRISK SLY WINDS 
SW OF THE RIDGE AXIS INCREASING TUE AND WED THEN RETRACTS E IN 
ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT AT TX COAST LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL 
MOVE TO PSN FROM FL PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO SUNRISE THU...THEN 
BECOME DIFFUSE OVER STRAITS OF FL AT SUNRISE FRI.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 07 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N LOCAL VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR 
TSTMS.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 
20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
  
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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 07 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. WIDESPREAD VSBY BELOW 3 NM IN SMOKE. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
 
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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 07 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 88W LOCAL VSBY 
BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT... N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART.   
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 07 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT 
SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 83W WIDESPREAD 
VSBY 3 TO 5 NM...LOCALLY BELOW 1 NM...IN SMOKE. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED ...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SLY 10 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
   
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FORECASTER NELSON