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FZNT24 KNHC 251527
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1014 MB HIGH WAS CENTER JUST OFF THE 
LOUISIANA COAST THIS MORNING...WHILE A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDED FROM 
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI SE TO NEAR 27N85W. BROAD LOW PRES 
ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL SHIFT NW TOWARDS THE SE U.S. COAST 
THROUGH THU MORNING AND HELP TO FORCE THE WEAK TROUGH IN THE 
GULF SLOWLY S AND SW...REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL 
GULF FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. A SECOND REINFORCING TROUGH 
WILL SINK S INTO THE NE GULF SAT. 

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 
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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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 
15 KT FAR SW PORTIONS. 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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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR N COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE 
EVENINGS. 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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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING