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FZNT24 KNHC 252130
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1014 MB HIGH IS NEAR 28N89W...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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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

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

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010
 
.TONIGHT 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 SUN...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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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.TONIGHT 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 SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
2 FT.  

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE