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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

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

GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 
ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 
2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 23N W OF 88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN