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FZNT24 KNHC 262037
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NEAR THE TEXAS COAST WILL PERSIST 
WHILE A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS MOVE SE THROUGH THE GULF WATERS E 
OF 90W. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA 
BY THE END OF THE WEEK THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010
 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 
2 TO 3 FT NW PART EARLY.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT W 
OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 
10 TO 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS.. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS FRI THROUGH SUN.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E S OF 22N IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

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

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY