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FZNT24 KNHC 060823
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAY 06 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.

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SW TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 23N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 23N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.TODAY...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. FROM 28N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 
FT IN GULF STREAM.

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FORECASTER NELSON