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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM APALACHICOLA 
FLORIDA SW TO 25N89W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO NW YUCATAN 
PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE 
THROUGH THU MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE OVER THE GULF 
WED THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BEGINNING THU 
AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS AS LOW PRES DEEPENS W OF 
THE AREA. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS FORECAST TO 
APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT MORNING BEFORE 
LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W
BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W 
OF 95W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS SE PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA IN THE EVENING N TO NE 15 TO 2O KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT NIGHT 
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA IN THE EVENING 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT 
NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT LATE...AND SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT MOVING E OF AREA OVERNIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART WED.
.FRI...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE