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FZNT24 KNHC 151417
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT S AND EXTEND E 
TO W ALONG 28N AS A WEAK COLD FRONT PASSES E ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
COASTAL PLAINS MON AND TUE. THE RIDGE WILL BECOME ORIENTATED N 
TO S ALONG 90W WED. 

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT E OF 94W MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT TUE.
.WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W WINDS S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN E 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE TO E 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. 

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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NW WATERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM.

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FORECASTER NELSON