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FZNT24 KNHC 170317
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W INTO THE GULF WED 
THROUGH FRI TO PRODUCE A MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW.

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
93W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS. 
.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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ENTIRE AREA.
.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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN
150 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH EVENING BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.  SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 
KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.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...S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 
10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. WIND 
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...MAINLY LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2  FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING