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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 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.

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH SAT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND SLIDE S SUN AND MON AS A 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NE GULF MON NIGHT. FRONTAL 
TROUGH  EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO 27N90W TUE.

GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 
TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TUE.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
NE TO E ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 23N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N 
LATE MON AND TUE.

$$
GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N MON.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
OF 25N.

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FORECASTER DGS/COBB