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FZNT24 KNHC 231451
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEASTERN 
GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THU...THEN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ALONG 
26N FRI AND SAT. A TROUGH FROM 25N90W TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE 
WILL MOVE WEST AND REACH THE SOUTHERN TEXAS COAST AND MEXICAN 
COAST BY THU.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 94W.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 22N E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E OF 93W.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS SE PART.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
OR TSTMS SE PART.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N MAINLY S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS S AND CENTRAL PART.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
OF 28N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. N OF 25N SW WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
AND CENTRAL PARTS.

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FORECASTER BROWN/BERG