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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 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.

GMZ089-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE TODAY. OTHERWISE 
A WEAK RIDGE WILL OVER THE NORTH GULF AND A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE 
SW GULF THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW 
GULF THURSDAY REACHING FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO THE TEXAS 
COAST NEAR 28N97W LATE THU.

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GMZ080-311530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-311530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-311530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF WEAKENING FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF WEAKENING FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-311530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF WEAKENING FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF WEAKENING FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG WEAKENING FRONT.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER LL