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FZNT24 KNHC 240901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 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. 

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER NE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. COLD FRONT 
APPROACH TEXAS COAST THU THEN STALLS AND DISSIPATES FRI. 
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SMOKE OVER MUCH OF 
WESTERN GULF EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK.

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.TODAY 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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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.TODAY 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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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.TODAY 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 DGS