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FZNT24 KNHC 220752
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT MON MAY 22 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON MAY 22 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WATERS WILL REMAIN NEARLY 
STATIONARY THROUGH WED THEN SHIFT E OF AREA WITH A RIDGE 
EXTENDING W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THU AND FRI. A TROUGH 
FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO SW FLORIDA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE 
NW ACROSS THE S CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT AND OVER THE W CENTRAL 
WATERS WED MOVING INLAND BY WED NIGHT.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON MAY 22 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS. 
THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAY 22 2006

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON MAY 22 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 28N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON MAY 22 2006

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS CALM. 
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG COAST.

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FORECASTER NELSON