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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 31 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. 

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 31 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING WESTWARD FROM THE ATLC 
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF E OF 90W WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE
WINDS THROUGH TUE BEFORE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES TUE 
NIGHT AND WED OVER THE WESTERN GULF IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING LOW 
PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WEAK LOW PRES WITH AN ASSOCIATED
TROUGH CURRENTY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN JUST E OF BELIZE IS EXPECTED TO 
DRIFT N INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE MIDDLE GULF TUE AFTERNOON
INTO WED...THEN INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SW GULF LATE WED
INTO THU.

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GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 31 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 TK. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
E OF 94W...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 94W.

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GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 31 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 31 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 31 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT....N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
S OF 27N WINDS SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. 
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WIND 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE