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FZNT24 KNHC 051524
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS N GULF WATERS THROUGH PERIOD. 

GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 
TO 20 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT W OF 95W 
TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH 
TO 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE SAT. E OF 95W 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 
KT W OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT N OF 20N 
AND 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT 
EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES