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FZNT24 KNHC 282024
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 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. 

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY 1014 MB HIGH NEAR 24N96W WILL DISSIPATE 
SAT. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 26N AND PERSIST 
THROUGH WED MAINTAINING LIGHT WINDS AND VERY LOW SEAS ACROSS THE 
AREA.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010
 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 95W 
INCREASING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO 
NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... 
BECOMING S TO SW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 
TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST 
OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.

$$
FORECASTER LEWITSKY