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FZNT24 KNHC 020910
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011

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. 

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING AND 
EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 25N95W TO 19N96W TUE MORNING...FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...THEN 
DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS 
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...AHEAD OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT AND BECOMING N TO 
NE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
AHEAD OF FRONT EXCEPT N TO NE 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 93W IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO  
30 KT BEHIND FRONT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT AHEAD OF FRONT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING 
SW AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...BEHIND FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AHEAD 
OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT 
FRI THEN BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
640 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW AHEAD 
OF FRONT AND BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF FRONT AND 5 
TO 7 FT N OF FRONT. 
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT 
N OF 25N AND E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER