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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON MAY 23 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. 

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
430 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER NE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT.  FRESH SE 
BREEZE CONTINUE OVER WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE THEN DIMINISH AS 
COLD FRONT APPROACH TEXAS COAST THU.  AREAS OF REDUCED 
VISIBILITY IN SMOKE OVER MUCH OF WESTERN GULF EXPECTED TO 
PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY 
BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W 
OF 91W. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. OCCASIONAL 
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY 
BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W 
OF 91W.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W 
OF 91W.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES