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

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO     
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY WEAK HIGH PRES REMAIN OVER NE GULF 
THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT.  FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER WESTERN GULF 
THROUGH TUE DIMINISH WED AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES TEXAS COAST 
THU.  LARGE SWATH OF SMOKE OVER MUCH OF WESTERN GULF EXPECTED TO 
PERSIST THROUGH MID PART OF WEEK.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT HIGHER W OF 
93W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 93W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 93W.  
RESTRICTED  VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W 
OF 92W.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 KT.  SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. RESTRICTED 
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. RESTRICTED 
VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES