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FZNT24 KNHC 090241
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 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. 

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL MEANDER OVER THE 
NE GULF THROUGH THU MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WATERS. THE SURFACE HIGH 
WILL SHIFT W OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS ON FRI WITH THE RETURN FLOW 
DIMINISHING OVER THE WESTERN PORTION.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2011

.TONIGHT AND 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 LATE TONIGHT. 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.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2011
 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 21N W OF 94W 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 MON 
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OTHERWISE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
THU AND 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E 
SWELL. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH SE 
SWELL. 

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2011

.TONIGHT AND 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.  
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 87W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. 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...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 24N TO 
28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON