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FZNT24 KNHC 052055
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE ALONG 
YUCTAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN