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FZNT24 KNHC 190230
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 18 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. 

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT E THU 
THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN E OF THE AREA SAT. SE RETURN FLOW OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 
3 FT S OF 21N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 
8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 
KT E OF 96W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N. S 
OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S 
OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 27N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 25N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER MUNDELL