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FZNT24 KNHC 201454
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 20 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. 

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL STRENGTHEN 
FROM THE WESTERN ATLC SAT THROUGH MON. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE 
OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND 
SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
E OF 95W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT N OF 20N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 20N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N 
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE/DGS