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FZNT24 KNHC 222123
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 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. 

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST FROM THE SOUTH HALF 
OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND E BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH CENTRAL 
AMERICA THROUGH MON. A WEAK RIDGE WILL CONTINUE FROM THE EASTERN 
U.S. SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 
94W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...N TO NE 20 KT YUCATAN 
PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG THE N 
COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...DIMINISHING THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO  
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 6 FT.   
.MON 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 2 TO 4 FT.  
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

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FORECASTER COBB