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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON MAY 17 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. 

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH MOVING SE ACROSS THE NE GULF AND INTO 
FLORIDA TONIGHT THEN LIFTING NE OF AREA. HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 
28N E OF 85W WILL MOVE E OF AREA EARLY TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY EARLY TUE NIGHT. THE 
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NE WATERS TUE 
NIGHT...THEN LINGER WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH THU. A WEAK RIDGE 
THEN BUILDS NEAR 30N THROUGH FRI WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN 
INCREASING OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...WINDS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 
20 KT SAT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE 
EVENINGS NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT 
SAT. 

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 
27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 27N SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
27N BY SAT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH SW TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH W TO NW 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF
28N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N 
OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT 
SAT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT 
SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING