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FZNT24 KNHC 161515
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N E OF 90W MOVE E OF AREA MON NIGHT AS 
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH WED 
THEN LINGER INLAND N FLORIDA THU.  WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER N 
CENTRAL GULF. 

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
95W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS MON. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...WIND BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT S TONIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 
27N.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N 
WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT S TONIGHT.  
SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES