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FZNT24 KNHC 090903
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

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.

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES OVER THE 
W GULF SAT AND SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH THE 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. WINDS DIMINISH SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES 
INTO THE NW WATERS. COLD FRONT THEN WEAKENS AND MOVES SE OF AREA 
MON NIGHT. RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY MON 
NIGHT AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR 
FRONT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S 
OF 22N AND E OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 22N AND E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF 94W.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA E OF 93W LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW LATE SUN 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N OF 25N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY SUN NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN