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FZNT24 KNHC 291503
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 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. 

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 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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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. 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 IN NE 
SWELL.
.WED...NE 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 IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 
TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 28N NE TO 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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 NE TO 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 THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 
TO 4 FT N OF 27N.

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FORECASTER GR