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FZNT24 KNHC 180313
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SLIGHTLY
STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO THE E GULF SAT AND SUN. A WEAK TROUGH WILL
SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS THE SE U.S THU AN FRI. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL
THEN EXTEND WESTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT THROUGH
MON.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W MAINLY SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU.  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 4 FT.  
S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 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 SE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT MAINLY W 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N 
TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 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.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE