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FZNT24 KNHC 221516
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 22 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. 

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST FROM THE SOUTH HALF 
OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND E BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH CENTRAL 
AMERICA THROUGH MON. A WEAK RIDGE WILL CONTINUE FROM THE EASTERN 
U.S. SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS S OF 20N. N OF 22N W OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.TUE AND WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. 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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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2  FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG THE N 
COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.WED...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 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
S PART.

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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING