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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAY 28 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.

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL PUSH INTO 
THE NW GULF AROUND SUNRISE...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO SOUTH 
TEXAS THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY 
WEAKEN...REACHING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NEAR TAMPICO 
MEXICO BY EARLY SAT...BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE SE GULF BY 
EARLY SUN.

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
WINDS 10 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT TO 15 KT S OF 
26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009
 
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 
WINDS NW OF FRONT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN 
PENINSULA COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 
88W THIS MORNING.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS...DIMINISHING BY 
EARLY AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 KT NW OF FRONT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN