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FZNT24 KNHC 140905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 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. 

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE JUST INLAND THE NORTHERN GULF COAST E OF 93W
WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH 
SAT MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS THE
RIDGE BEGINS TO SHIFT SE. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE NE WATERS ON TUE WHILE A WEAK HIGH FORMS IN THE NW 
GULF.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...BECOMING ISOLATED SUN.
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 
150 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA E OF 92W TONIGHT NE TO E 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.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.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 23N W OF 88W E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 
3 FT N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT NEAR
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...AND 
BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. S OF 
26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N...BECOMING 
SCATTERED IN THE EVENING.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING 
TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 KT 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE MON.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE