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FZNT24 KNHC 120904
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAY 12 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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD AND LOW PRES 
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS PRODUCING MODERATE TO SE WINDS 
ACROSS THE GULF. THIS PATTERN WILL GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH THU 
NIGHT THEN WEAKEN BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 
TO  E WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
21N. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING.. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT SAT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...HIGHEST S.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
SAT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS