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FZNT24 KNHC 090907
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THE TX COAST WED NIGHT TO THE N 
GULF COAST THU AND PASS SE OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD NW OF FRONT FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF FONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
  
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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
WIDESPREAD VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E 15 KT W OF 
FRONT.  SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 
10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF 88W SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VSBY 3 TO 5 NM IN 
SMOKE.
.THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.. S OF 28N 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF A COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 28N WIDESPREAD VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE.
.WED ...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO 
N 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
   
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FORECASTER DGS