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FZNT24 KNHC 211512
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 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. 

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE 
PERIOD. A WEAK TROUGH ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND DRIFT 
W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND MON NIGHT.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

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

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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FORECASTER NELSON/DGS