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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 19 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. 

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DRIFTS E THROUGH FRI
NIGHT THEN E OF THE AREA SAT. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE 
OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT N OF 23N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N. S OF 21N E WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S 
OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

.TONIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL