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FZNT24 KNHC 141524
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 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. 

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NE OF BASIN MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E-SE 
WINDS OVER EASTERN HALF OF BASIN...STRONGER OVER STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.  WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER WESTERN GULF DRIFT NE THROUGH 
FORECAST PERIOD.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED SAT NIGHT. 
.SUN AND MON...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 96W. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT. W OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 
FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT...HIGHER IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES