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FZNT24 KNHC 241528
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 24 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. 

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS..HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA 
S-SW INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT W TO THE NW GULF AND 
WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEAK TROUGH WILL STALL OVER THE FAR NE 
PORTION TUE AND WED THEN MOVE SE THROUGH THE WATERS E OF 85W THU 
FOLLOWED BY A SECOND STRONGER TROUGH ON FRI.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 
SHIFTING NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 24N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 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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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO  
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT 
S OF 22N 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 FT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.  
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.  

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FORECASTER STRIPLING