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FZNT24 KNHC 090301
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM 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 FAR NE GULF MON NIGHT. THE 
FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT N TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE 
EASTERN UNITED STATES.


GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE TUE. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TUE.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED...S OF 23N W OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO 
SE SAT. 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 AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.

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FORECASTER