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FZNT24 KNHC 042043
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS WILL 
DRIFT N AND BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. RIDGE REBUILDS OVER THE NE 
GULF WATERS MAINTAINING FRESH E-SE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.

GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
N OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15K T. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

$$
FORECASTER CANGIALOSI