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FZNT24 KNHC 030900
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 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.

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE N GULF REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THE 
PERIOD MAINTAINING SE TO S WINDS ACROSS THE AREA...STRONGEST 
OVER W WATERS. WEAK COLD FRONT CLIPS THE NW COASTAL WATERS SUN 
NIGHT AND MON THEN RETREATS N TUE.

GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING BRIEFLY 
NE. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S 
TO SW 15 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N OF 29N MON AND MON NIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT 
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER GR