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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 06 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.

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW AT 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 23N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 23N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE TO 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 5 
FT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FL.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK