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FZNT24 KNHC 252117
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED MAY 25 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. 

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE FAR 
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT. A COLD FRONT 
WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT THEN WILL 
STALL ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS THU THEN DRIFT INLAND AND 
DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE 
BASIN SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
THU. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF 
SMOKE W OF 92W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SAT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN 
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W THROUGH FRI.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 
FT S OF 20N. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD 
AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO 
E NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W 
OF 91W.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST 
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
20N.

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE 
SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT OFF YUCATAN COAST.

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT 
FRI.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING