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FZNT24 KNHC 110305
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 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. 

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS THE NE GULF TONIGHT WILL 
MEANDER ABOUT THE NE GULF THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY S AND 
WEAKEN FRI...AND WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY MODERATE TO FRESH SE 
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT 
SE SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT 
MORNING AND REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA TO CORPUS CHRISTI SUN 
MORNING.
 
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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT 
AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY SAT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT SAT AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT THEN NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 FT N OF 25N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING