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FZNT24 KNHC 160923
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 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. 

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N E OF 92W WILL SLIDE E OF THE AREA
BY MON NIGHT AS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF A WEAK COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST MON THROUGH EARLY WED...
THEN LINGER NEAR AND INLAND N FLORIDA LATER ON WED. WEAK HIGH 
PRES THEN FORMS OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF 

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TODAY...N OF 26N W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE ELSEWHERE SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS E OF 95W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 
94W BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.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.
.THU...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TODAY...N OF 20N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
6 FT. N OF 20N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGH IN SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH MON MORNING. 
.TUE...N OF 20N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. N OF 20N W OF 92W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...WIND BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...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...AND NE TO E LATE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE
LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE