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FZNT24 KNHC 040902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE N GULF MAINTAINS FRESH SE WINDS 
ACROSS THE AREA. WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NW COASTAL WATERS  
BECOMES DIFFUSE AND LIFTS N TONIGHT.

GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. S OF FRONT SE TO 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
95W.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.TODAY...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 26N S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N TODAY.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 70 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY 
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER GR