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FZNT24 KNHC 072041
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 07 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. 

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 07 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE E CENTRAL WATERS WILL 
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NE GULF SUN 
AND MEANDER THROUGH THU AND WEAKENING SOME MID WEEK. SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS TONIGHT AND 
WILL SPREAD E OVER THE AREA W OF 90W EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 07 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BY SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 07 2011
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OTHERWISE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 07 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART TONIGHT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.THU...S OF 25N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 07 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS CENTRAL PART.
.SUN THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON