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FZNT24 KNHC 060247
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010

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. 

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO NEAR
25N90W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT E 
THROUGH THU AFTERNOON WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. WEAK HIGH 
PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE E GULF LATE THU THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE BEGINNING THU AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR WESTERN 
WATERS AS LOW PRES DEEPENS WELL NW OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT 
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DROP S ALONG THE 
NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT AFTERNOON WITH THE WESTERN PORTION 
BECOMING A WARM FRONT FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 27N85W 
LIFTING N OF AREA LATE SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W 
OF 95W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 
93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 2O KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 93W...AND BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT 
W OF 93W.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010

.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT AND TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA FRI NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 
3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SAT...BECOMING 5 TO 
10 KT N TO NE SAT NIGHT AND NE TO E SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT...
EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N...AND
2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
...EXCEPT N OF FRONT SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART 
THROUGH EARLY THU AFTERNOON.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE 
TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SAT BECOMING N TO NW 
10 KT SAT NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO NE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT EARLY SUN...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 
1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PART BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE