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FZNT24 KNHC 092036
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST WED NIGHT...
THEN REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THU AND MOVE SE OF AREA FRI 
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL GULF
FRI AND SAT AS RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF. HIGH
PRES WILL SHIFT S SUN AS A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN 
COAST. 

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 
TO 15 KT SAT AND 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN W OF 95W. 
SEAS
3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN. 
  
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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.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 AND THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 
22N.

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.TONIGHT 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS SAT AFTERNOON AND S TO SW INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2006

.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 10 TO 15 KT 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.
.SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT DURING 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
   
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FORECASTER AGUIRRE