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FZNT24 KNHC 091514
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

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

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND 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 AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 
15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
  
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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 
IN THE AFTERNOON.  SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 
OR LESS 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 VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WIDESPREAD VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE 
DIMINISHING TONIGHT.
.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 LATE THU. 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 AND 
BECOMING N TO NE S OF 26N AND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 26N 
LATE FRI INTO SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 
26N SAT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
   
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FORECASTER SANDOVAL/AGUIRRE