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FZNT24 KNHC 312127
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM 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. A WEAK TROUGH W OF 90W ALONG 26N WILL 
DRIFT N AND MOVE INLAND TUE NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WITH AN ASSOCIATED 
TROUGH CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN JUST E OF BELIZE IS EXPECTED TO 
DRIFT N-NW AND 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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GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...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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GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT TO 5 FT OFF NW YUCATAN COAST.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT E OF 
93W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN E 
TO SE SWELL S OF 23N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 
KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 
TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT TO 5 FT OFF THE YUCATAN COAST.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010

.TONIGHT....N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. 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 E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FOOT. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING