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FZNT24 KNHC 302120
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON MAY 30 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. 

GMZ089-310330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM OFFSHORE OF THE SE U.S. COAST 
W ALONG 33N WILL SLOWLY SHIFT W AND REORGANIZE OVER THE GULF 
COASTAL PLAINS TUE THROUGH THU. SLOWLY DEVELOPING LOW PRES 
ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH THU WILL ALLOW WINDS TO 
SHIFT NE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-310330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. VISIBILITY 
OCCASIONALLY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE W OF 94W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-310330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 21N. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE W 
OF 92W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-310330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF 
YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. FROM 25 TO 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.  
.SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-310330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N.  SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING