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FZNT24 KNHC 021516
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 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.

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS OVER N GULF MAINTAIN STRONG S RETURN FLOW 
W OF 95W AS WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES SE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT 
BUT SHIFTS NE AND SKIRTS GULF NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS TUE.

GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASE TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT SUN NIGHT.  
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 
4 FT S OF 20N. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES