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FZNT24 KNHC 170904
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL 
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
OVER THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH SUN WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 1 TO 
2 FT N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THRU THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT W OF 94W AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 94W.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 93W AND 1 TO 2 
FT E OF 93W.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THRU THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU AFTERNOON INTO THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 4 FT 
N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
.SUN...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.TODAY...S OF 26N NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N NW 
TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
25N E OF 83W TONIGHT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
MAINLY S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER DGS