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FZNT24 KNHC 110843
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM     WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE SE OF AREA 
LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF FRI AND SAT THEN 
MOVE E SUN AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY MON. 

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT...SLY WINDS 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. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 
TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 
TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
 
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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DECREASING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 
BEHIND FRONT SUN. 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.
.MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO 
N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT
S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 MON. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 10 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER DGS