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FZNT24 KNHC 221520
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 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. 

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE FAR NE WATERS WILL REMAIN 
STATIONARY THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW CONTINUE 
OVER WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE...THEN DIMINISH WED AS COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES E TEXAS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THE TEXAS COAST
ON THU. A LARGE AREA OF SMOKE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF IS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT.

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 93W THROUGH MON NIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 17N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL.

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 
NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 92W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 92W. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N E OF 92W SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD 
AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 92W.
.TUE AND WED...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT S OF 21N 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 87W SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE