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FZNT24 KNHC 130855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 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. 

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TODAY. THE 
FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY E TO NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 23N98W 
SAT EVENING FROM NE FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN MORNING 
THEN DISSIPATE FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO SE GULF EARLY MON. WEAK 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION TUE.
 
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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS LONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 94W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011

.TODAY...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W 
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15  KT. 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF FRONT  S TO SW WINDS  10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...WINDS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS