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FZNT24 KNHC 050911
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAY 05 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. 

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT THU MAY 05 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR NAPLES TO 
24N87W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON.
A WEAK LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
THIS AFTERNOON...DRIFT E THROUGH FRI AND TO OVER FLORIDA FRI
NIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE AREA THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
AM CDT THU MAY 05 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W 
OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 05 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 AM CDT THU MAY 05 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 27N89W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 
27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.
.SAT...WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN AND MON..SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL
S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 
26N.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE