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FZNT24 KNHC 300923
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 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. 

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 27N AND REMAIN 
STATIONARY THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD MAINTAINING LIGHT TO GENTLE 
BREEZE AND SLIGHT SEAS ACROSS GULF.  RIDGE WEAKEN THU ALLOWING FOR 
WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE OVER W GULF.

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME S SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT W OF 
94W MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

.TODAY THOUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 26N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.   
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE TUE AND WED. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WED. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N..
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES