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FZNT24 KNHC 270315
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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 MAINLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS 
THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010
 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.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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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 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 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN UNTIL LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 
TO 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS SUN AND MON. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS EARLY.
.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 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY