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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 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.

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE NE OF AREA WILL WEAKEN AHEAD OF A COLD 
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU...AND REACH FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S TEXAS BY FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL 
DISSIPATE LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A WEAK RIDGE OVER 
THE AREA BY LATE SATURDAY INTO SUN. TROUGH EXTENDING FROM BAY OF 
CAMPECHE NNE TO SW LOUISIANA WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT W THROUGH WED
NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY ACTIVE WEATHER. A WEAK RIDGE WILL EXTEND
NEAR 25N BY SUN.

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 
WINDS 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 
NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS N TO NE 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
FORECASTER AGUIRRE