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FZNT24 KNHC 120902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAY 12 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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH 
THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF SHIFTS S AND 
WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE FRI NIGHT AND 
REACH FROM NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO 23N98W SAT EVENING...FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO 23N98W SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE 
FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO SE GULF EARLY MON.
 
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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF 
FRONT LATE FRI BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT 
THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TODAY THROUGH 
FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N E OF 
94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N W OF 88W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 S OF 
24N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 
28N THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 24N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 
28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF 
FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER