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FZNT24 KNHC 272030
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...1016 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 28N96W WILL DISSIPATE FRI... 
THEN A WEAK RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ALONG 27N AND PERSIST THROUGH TUE 
MAINTAINING LIGHT WINDS AND MAINLY LOW SEAS ACROSS THE AREA.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... 
BECOMING SW TO W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

.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 
...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SUN.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 
15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY