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FZNT24 KNHC 010257
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH EASTERLY 
WINDS THROUGH WED. WINDS WILL RELAX SOME WED NIGHT. DEVELOPING 
LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL RESULT IN WINDS SHIFTING THE 
NE OVER THE WEEKEND. A SMALL LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE W 
ALONG 30N FRI THROUGH SUN.  

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E TO SE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NE WATERS.  
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N OF 29N.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI..N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART FRI. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON