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FZNT24 KNHC 261527
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS SE TEXAS WILL PERSIST WHILE A 
SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS MOVE S 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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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 
TO 15 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 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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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 93W E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 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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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO N WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
NE WINDS 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
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 STRIPLING