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FZNT24 KNHC 091410
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY RIDGE FROM 25N80W TO 27N97W WILL SHIFT 
E SAT NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS 
AROUND SUNRISE SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO POSITION FROM 
29N82W TO 25N97W SUNRISE MON THE STALL OVER THE SE WATERS BY 
SUNRISE TUE THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AS THE SE RETURN FLOW 
INCREASES OVER THE WATERS W OF 88W. 
  
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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A FEW SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

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

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N PART.
.SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S  
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
88W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 W PART TUE NIGHT. 

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT 
LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO 
NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 
OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON