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FZNT24 KNHC 110856
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 11 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. 

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 11 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND LOW PRES OVER 
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS INCREASING WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF 
THROUGH FRI. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER ALL BUT THE FAR SE PORTION 
ON SAT.

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 11 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E 
OF 93W SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 28N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT.

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 11 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT 
NE TO E WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 93W...AND TO 3 TO 5 
FT E OF 93W.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 11 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST TUE 
NIGHT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 
120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS NE TO E 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT.
N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 11 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N TUE 
NIGHT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT S OF 24N TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT...AND INCREASING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N 
TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N WINDS 
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DSG