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FZNT24 KNHC 150918
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 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. 

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E OF THE
GULF THROUGH EARLY MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE
NORTHERN PORTION LATE MON...THEN IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND 
FLORIDA LATE TUE INTO WED AS WEAK HIGH PRES FORMS OVER THE N 
CENTRAL GULF.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST SW. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
SUN...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT MON.
.WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.TODAY...N OF 20N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT E OF 92W IN THE EVENINGS NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT IN THE EVENINGS NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SUN NIGHT. 

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.TODAY...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 25N TO 27N SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
NEAR 1 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE