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FZNT24 KNHC 242130
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 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.

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...DEEP LOW PRES ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HAS 
INDUCED A WEAK PRES PATTERN OVER THE GULF...WITH RELATIVELY 
LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU OVER 
MOST OF THE GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE 
FAR WESTERN GULF BEGINNING LATE TOMORROW. A WEAK FRONT WILL 
APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS THU.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
.WED AND THU...W OF 95W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 
15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
E OF 94W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...W OF 95W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NE 
ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N...VARIABLE MAINLY S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 25N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 25N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING