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FZNT24 KNHC 111450
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 11 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER N GULF MAINTAINS E TO SE RETURN FLOW 
ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH LATE WEEK.

GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 92W WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
92W WED.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 
TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E  
20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
NEAR THE FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/COHEN