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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 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.

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS OVER NE GULF AND TROUGHING OVER TEXAS AND 
MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN SE WINDS OVER GULF WATERS THROUGH THE 
PERIOD...WITH STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
LATE SUN INTO MON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 
THE NE PORTION OF MEXICO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE RETREATING 
NORTHWARD ON TUE.

GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING MON NIGHT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT N OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 
25 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT TUE.

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER GR