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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAY 07 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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS THROUGH EARLY SUN. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND RETRACT 
EASTWARD LATE SUN ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE 
NORTHERN GULF EARLY MON STALLING ALONG 28N MON NIGHT.

GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NW PART LATE.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT. 

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

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

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART MON.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 
4 FT IN GULF STREAM. A FEW NE PART TODAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
NEAR CALM. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 
FT IN GULF STREAM. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART MON.

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FORECASTER NELSON