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FZNT24 KNHC 081502
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 08 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. 

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 08 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH 
THU. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY 
THROUGH TUE AND OCCASIONALLY BECOME STRONG IN THE SW GULF WED 
AND THU.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 08 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BY TONIGHT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 08 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OTHERWISE E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 20N E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DURING EARLY MORNINGS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. OTHERWISE SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 08 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART TONIGHT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 08 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 

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FORECASTER SCHAUER/DGS