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FZNT24 KNHC 290242
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL N ATLC SW TO THE 
NE GULF WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AND LIFT N OF THE BASIN THROUGH 
MON NIGHT BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 35N AND THEN SETTLING 
OVER THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN WED AND THU. DEVELOPING LOW PRES 
ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH THU WILL ALLOW WINDS TO 
SHIFT NE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E 
OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.TONIGHT 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 AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 21N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE AND INCREASING TO 
20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
88W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 88W LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
26N SUN NIGHT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 
6 FT S OF 25N MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 
TO 5 FT IN 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 
4 FT N OF 27N.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N 
OF 26N.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER