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FZNT24 KNHC 190924
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAY 19 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. 

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N E OF 89W WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI...
THEN BE REPLACED BY A STRONGER RIDGE THAT BUILDS SW FROM THE
ATLC ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS SAT AND SUN.
A WEAK TROUGH MAY APPROACH THE FAR SE PORTION FROM THE ATLC
LATE SAT INTO SUN.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 94W SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT 
TONIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST 
OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S 
OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 92W.
.TONIGHT TROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS NE TO E 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST 
OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 
FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE