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FZNT24 KNHC 301437
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 27N AND REMAIN 
STATIONARY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...MAINTAINING LIGHT WINDS
AND LOW SEAS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU ALLOWING 
FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVER THE WESTERN GULF.

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GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 94W
...AND BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.

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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN 
COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW 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 15 KT NEAR
THE YUCATAN COAST MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST.
.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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GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
E TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT....N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FOOT. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N S TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE 
AND WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
DEVELOPING WED. 
.THU...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY OVER NORTHERN PORTION. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE