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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST TONIGHT THEN 
MOVE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N96W THU AND SE OF AREA FRI.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL GULF FRI AND SAT.  
HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT S SUN AS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SUN. 

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 94W
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 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.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SLY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. 
  
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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
VSBY BLW 5 NM IN SMOKE.
.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...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3 FT S 
OF 22N.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING WINDS TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N 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 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 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW N OF FRONT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS