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FZNT24 KNHC 242126
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM W ATLC SW TO NE 
GULF WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING N OVER THE 
WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT 
THEN STALL AND LIFT N BY FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS MODESTLY ALONG 
34N FRI THROUGH SUN. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
SMOKE PREVAILING OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF ARE EXPECTED TO 
PERSIST THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN 
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. OCCASIONAL 
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 20N. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD 
AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 
6 FT SAT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY 
BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT SUN. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT 
BECOMING E 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI 
THEN GRADUALLY BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING