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FZNT24 KNHC 060234
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 05 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN 
GULF LATE TONIGHT AND DRIFT E FRI AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS 
FRI NIGHT AND SAT. HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE 
TROUGH AND MEANDER OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WATERS THROUGH 
MON...THEN MOVE NE OF AREA TUE.

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW 
SHOWERS SE PART.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE 
TO S EARLY SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 
3 TO 5 FT TUE. 

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 05 2011

.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PART.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 05 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W CENTRAL PART. 
.FRI...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE..SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT 
BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON