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FZNT24 KNHC 121505
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 12 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 12 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 20N95W WILL MOVE 
SE OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL MOVE 
TO THE N CENTRAL GULF SAT MORNING THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN. A 
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N GULF COAST SUN NIGHT AND 
EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO 25N98W MON THEN FROM S FLORIDA TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE ON TUE.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 12 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
93W WLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 12 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
 
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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 12 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN..S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST 
N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 12 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER BERG