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FZNT24 KNHC 210822
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 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. 

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE W OFF THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND DRIFT W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
MON AND MON NIGHT.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

.TODAY...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W PART.

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

.TODAY...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S 
OF 25N. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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FORECASTER NELSON