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FZNT24 KNHC 250819
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 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. 

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM THE ATLC WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE 
FAR E WATERS TUE NIGHT AND WED. OTHERWISE A RIDGE FROM THE NW 
WATERS TO THE SE WATERS WILL MEANDER THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 93W 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...FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

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FORECASTER NELSON