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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 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.

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NE OF THE AREA MAINTAINS FRESH E TO SE RETURN 
FLOW ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF SUN BEHIND WEAK TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF.

GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...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.
.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM 
OF COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 
24N. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...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 BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI. N OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. W OF 88W NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 T0 3 FT.

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 
20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS 
S OF 25N SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 T0 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR