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FZNT24 KNHC 271432
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 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. 

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 26N IN THE GULF WILL 
STRENGTHEN...LIFTING N OF THE AREA SAT THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF 
SMOKE THROUGH TONIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY 
BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 
TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 21N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO 
E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E 
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 26N TUE.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 25N LATE TUE.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY