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FZNT24 KNHC 170855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 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. 

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE 
MIDDLE AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL 
ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND DRIFT E INTO THE 
NE PORTION THU THEN E OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N 
AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
E OF 94W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

.TODAY...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 28N THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 
TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 27N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 24N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011
 
.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N 
THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N 
SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER SCHAUER