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FZNT24 KNHC 232130
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 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. 

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS..WEAK RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 28N95W 
WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT AS A WEAK TROUGH DROPS S INTO THE NE 
PORTION. THE TROUGH WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED AS WEAK HIGH IN 
OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR LIGHT WINDS AND
LOW SEAS.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 27N96W. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 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 IN SE SWELL. E OF 
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 THROUGH WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 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 AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

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

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 27N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE