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

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM 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 MON 
...STRONGEST OVER THE W GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WEAK COLD 
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND 
EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS MON BEFORE RETREATING 
NORTHWARD ON TUE.

GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 
TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. 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.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT TUE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...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 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI