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FZNT24 KNHC 062049
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 28N83W TO 22N92W WILL DRIFT E ACROSS 
THE EASTERN GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES IN THE N 
CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT TO THE NE GULF SAT AND REMAIN NEARLY 
STATIONARY THROUGH WED WHILE SE RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE W 
GULF.

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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS 
SE PART.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON. E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S FEW 
SHOWERS NE PART. 
.SAT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 06 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 24N. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 07 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON