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FZNT24 KNHC 291519
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 29 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. 

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1011 MB HIGH NEAR 23N94W WILL DISSIPATE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AS ATLC RIDGING BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 26N THROUGH THE 
PERIOD MAINTAINING LIGHT WINDS AND VERY LOW SEAS ACROSS THE AREA.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING 
VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FOOT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15  KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N 
OF 26N BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
26N.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FOOT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...MORE PREVALENT N OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR
1 FOOT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N 
OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE