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FZNT24 KNHC 211523
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 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. 

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE 
NE GULF THROUGH WED. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE...THEN DIMINISH WED AS A COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES THE TEXAS GULF COAST. OTHERWISE AREAS OF SMOKE OVER 
MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF SHOULD PERSIS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 93W THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. VISIBILITIES 
BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.SUN THROUGH 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. VISIBILITIES
BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 92W...IMPROVING MON.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 
FT S OF 21N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S 
OF 21N.

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...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 4 FT.

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...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 AGUIRRE