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FZNT24 KNHC 061445
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 06 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. 

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N83W TO 24N85W WILL DRIFT E 
ACROSS THE E GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES IN THE N CENTRAL 
GULF WILL SHIFT TO THE NE GULF SAT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY 
THROUGH TUE WHILE SE RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE W GULF.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON. E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.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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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS FROM 25N TO 28N. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW 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...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO 
N 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL