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FZNT24 KNHC 280852
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 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. 

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW ATLC SW TO CENTRAL GULF 
WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AND LIFT N OF THE BASIN THROUGH MON NIGHT 
BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 35N. DEVELOPING LOW PRES ACROSS 
THE SW CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH WED WILL ALLOW WINDS TO SHIFT NE 
ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH END OF PERIOD.

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. E OF 93W SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED.

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY BELOW 5 NM 
IN SMOKE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST 
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E 
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 26N TUE.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 25N LATE TUE.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN