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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 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. 

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS... COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA COAST TO S TEXAS WILL 
MOVE TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING 
AND FROM 29N83W TO 23N88W SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM TAMPA 
BAY TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN EVENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA MON THROUGH LATE TUE. 
WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE FAR NE GULF WED.
 
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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W WINDS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 
94W WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 24N E OF FRONT WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
E OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...WINDS W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...WINDS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...WINDS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS