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FZNT24 KNHC 242130
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM 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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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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...
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL LATE TUE NIGHT. E OF 
94W NE TO E DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE TUE 
NIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...W OF 93W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2  
FT. E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

.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 NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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. 
.SAT...W OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.  

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE