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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
502 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

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.

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SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
502 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.SYNOPSIS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE NW
GULF RELATED TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT 
EASTWARD THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE MEXICAN
AND TEXAS COASTS EARLY SAT...REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NE
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON...AND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NW
YUCATAN BY EARLY MON. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT E AND BECOME DIFFUSE
OVER THE NE GULF BY LATE TUE AS A WEAK PRES GRADIENT SETS UP ACROSS
THE GULF BEHIND IT.

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NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
502 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N S TO SW. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.

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N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
502 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6
FT W OF 90W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
502 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
502 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

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

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CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
502 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
502 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
502 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
502 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE