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FZNT24 KNHC 261435
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 26 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. 

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN TODAY 
AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA.
THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS THEN WILL LIFT 
BACK N AS A WARM FRONT BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI. THE RIDGE WILL 
THEN RESTRENGTHEN ACROSS THE BASIN SAT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
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 
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 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 92W THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. OCCASIONAL 
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
21N.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING TO S TO SW. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
E TO SE 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
S OF 25N LATE.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING TO S TO SW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY