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FZNT24 KNHC 050858
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE REMAINS ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS THROUGH THE 
PERIOD. 

GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
W OF 95W TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT LATE SAT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 
KT SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.TODAY TROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER GR