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FZNT24 KNHC 260815
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAY 26 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. 

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES IS SETTING UP OVER THE WESTERN WATERS 
WHILE A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE GULF 
WATERS E OF 85W. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA 
BY THE END OF THE WEEK CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS.

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST AROUND SUNSET. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGHOUT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS FRI AND SAT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON