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FZNT24 KNHC 260230
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1014 MB HIGH IS NEAR 28N89W...WHILE A WEAK 
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 27N86W. 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 WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL THEN
SETTLE IN ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SUN ALLOWING FOR LIGHT WINDS
AND LOW SEAS.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...THEN VARIABLE.
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...WINDS MAINLY VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.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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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 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...EXCEPT 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FOOT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.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 THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE