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FZNT24 KNHC 111506
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE 
GULF FRI AND SAT THEN SHIFT E OF AREA SUN. THE NEXT COLD FRONT 
MOVES S OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE SUN REACHING A PSN 
FROM CENTRAL FL TO NE MEXICO EARLY MON...AND FROM SW FL TO 
YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE TUE. 

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH 
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 29N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 
29N. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT WITH LOCAL VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN 
SMOKE. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT S OF FRONT 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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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE DECREASING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 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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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT 
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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 BLAKE