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FZNT24 KNHC 041517
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 04 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.

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 29N92W TO 27N97W STALL LATE 
TODAY AND BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT.  RIDGE REBUILDS OVER NE GULF 
WATERS MAINTAINS FRESH E-SE WINDS ACROSS BASIN.

GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT THROUGHOUT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 4 FT 
EXCEPT 2 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 26N  S TO 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
OF 28N TONIGHT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 
TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES