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FZNT24 KNHC 311505
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 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. 

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CAROLINAS TO S TEXAS WILL 
WEAKEN AND REORGANIZE OVER THE TEXAS COAST WED AND THU. SLOWLY 
DEVELOPING LOW PRES ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL INDUCE WINDS TO 
SHIFT NE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS LATE TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND BECOMING NE TO E LATE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE W OF 92W.
.TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
IN SE SWELL. 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 NE TO E WINDS 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 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 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 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER GR