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FZNT24 KNHC 241444
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 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. 

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH 
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT 
THEN WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE JUST INLAND BY FRI AS HIGH PRES 
RETURNS IN THE NE GULF FRI AND SAT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED 
VISIBILITY IN SMOKE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF ARE EXPECTED 
TO PERSIST THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY 
BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. OCCASIONAL 
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5
NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 
FT S OF 20N. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD 
AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 
1 TO 3 FT FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY