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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 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.

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. THE RIDGE 
WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE 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.


GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009

.TODAY 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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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009

.TODAY 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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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 DGS