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FZNT24 KNHC 210309
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 20 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. 

GMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WESTERN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W INTO NORTHERN GULF SAT 
THROUGH MON.  WEAK TROUGH MOVE OFF YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE SAT AND BECOME DIFFUSE MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-210930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT.  E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-210930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
W OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH TUE...N OF 20N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 20N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 20N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-210930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  FROM 23N TO 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-210930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

.TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
N OF 26N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES