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FZNT24 KNHC 152130
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES 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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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.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. WIND AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED 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 AND THU...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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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN  
PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT OFF NW COAST OF YUCATAN 
PENINSULA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN 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. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...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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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT 
WITHIN THE FLORIDA CURRENT. 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING