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FZNT24 KNHC 130319
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE AND LOW PRES FROM SOUTHERN 
PLAINS TO NORTHERN MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AND 
MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI. HIGH 
PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE TOWARD THE CENTRAL ATLC FRI 
NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO RELAX PRES GRADIENT AND PRODUCE 
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT SAT AND 
SUN.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT.

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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE BY 
MORNING THEN SHIFTING NE TO E THU EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

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

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 20 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT MON. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING