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FZNT24 KNHC 051430
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

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. 

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

.SYNOPSIS...DIFFUSE STATIONARY FRONT OVER SE GULF WILL DISSIPATE 
THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE 
EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT E OVER FLORIDA FRI AND 
FRI NIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE AREA THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT W OF 95W SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W 
OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON..SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL