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FZNT24 KNHC 141511
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO 
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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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...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 NIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW 
PART MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 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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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 4 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 25N. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
E OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.

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FORECASTER GR