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FZNT24 KNHC 150908
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 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. 

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA THROUGH 26N85W TO 
29N93W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA BY EARLY MON MORNING. REINFORCING 
TROUGHS WILL PASS THROUGH THE NE GULF OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND MON 
EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND 
PASS INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY THU.
 
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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
WINDS 10 KT E OF 93W AND NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N E OF 92W AND VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT W OF 94W MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON 
NIGHT.
.TUE...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. 
.WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 20N E OF 94W. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N TO FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 
26N W OF 87W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT E OF 88W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 88W.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 
TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 
TO 2 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER