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FZNT24 KNHC 200836
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 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. 

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE 
FAR NE GULF THROUGH TUE. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 93W MON AND TUE.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

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

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY