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FZNT24 KNHC 270818
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAY 27 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. 

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NEAR THE TEXAS COAST WILL PERSIST 
WHILE A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS MOVE SE THROUGH THE GULF WATERS E 
OF 90W. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN MAINLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS 
THE AREA THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT W 
OF 96W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 
TO 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS.. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS SUN AND 
MON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FRI AND SAT.
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER NELSON