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FZNT24 KNHC 171444
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO 
MOVE SOUTHEAST.  WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE GULF 
THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 THROUGH 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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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH 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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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...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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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 LL