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FZNT24 KNHC 100314
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-100930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SLIDE E OF AREA THROUGH SUN 
MORNING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
NW WATERS EARLY SUN MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO A PSN 
FROM 29N82W TO 25N97W BY EARLY MON MORNING...THEN BECOME 
STATIONARY OVER THE SE PART EARLY TUE MORNING. FRONT WILL THEN 
DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AS SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WATERS 
W OF 88W. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST WED 
NIGHT. 
  
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GMZ080-100930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.TONIGHT 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.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 
KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-100930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.TONIGHT AND 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 
23N AND E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH 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 AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND 
FRONT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N.

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GMZ084-100930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.TONIGHT 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
TO NW TO N 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E 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 TO 5 TO 7 FT W PART 
LATE.
.WED...S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS LATE WED.

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GMZ086-100930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

.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 THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 

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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE