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

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS THROUGH SAT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND RETRACT EASTWARD 
BEGINNING SUN ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN 
GULF MON. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LIE ALONG 29N OVER THE N 
CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT.

GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 28N W OF 96W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO 
E ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.MON...FROM 19N TO 23N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 23N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S OF 24N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 
90 NM S OF FRONT AND NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN GULF STREAM.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 
CALM. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT MON N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN GULF STREAM. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART MON.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK