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FZNT24 KNHC 021505
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING 
AND EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 25N95W TO 19N96W TUE MORNING AND 
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.

$$
GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT AND BECOMING N 20 TO 
25 KT W FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W FRONT AND BECOMING N 
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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.

$$
GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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.

$$
GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 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 E OF FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W 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...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 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.

$$
GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1240 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER/DGS