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FZNT24 KNHC 160313
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 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. 

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N/30N EXTENDING 
FROM W ATLC INTO NE GULF WILL SHIFT SLOWLY SE THROUGH TUE AS A 
WEAK COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SE U.S. THE WEAK FRONT 
IS EXPECTED TO SINK S TO THE NE GULF COASTS TUE THEN MEANDER 
ACROSS THE NE GULF WED AND THU. 

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE ELSEWHERE SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 96W.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 
TO 10 KT EARLY MON THEN NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 94W THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W.

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 22N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N W 
OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
TO E 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THU. 
SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM 
OF YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT WITHIN THE FLORIDA 
CURRENT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING