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

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES STATIONARY IN NE GULF THROUGH WED. 
FRESH SE RETURN FLOW CONTINUE OVER WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE... 
THEN DIMINISH WED AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES TEXAS GULF COAST. 
PERSISTING LARGE AREA OF SMOKE OVER WESTERN GULF OCCASIONALLY 
RESTRICTING VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 
28N SUN AND MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 93W THROUGH 
SUN NIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 
NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 21N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 
NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT S 
OF 21N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 
21N.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 25N E OF 86W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES