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FZNT24 KNHC 162125
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 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. 

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...W ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N/29N EXTENDING W TO 
85W WILL MOVE E OF AREA MON AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ALONG THE 
NE GULF TUE...THEN SINKS SLIGHTLY SE AND MEANDERS ACROSS CENTRAL 
FLORIDA THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
95W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS MON. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...WIND BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
24N.  SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 
27N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 
25N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2  
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING