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FZNT24 KNHC 091455
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WED WHILE A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF TUE.


GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W OF 96W. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS W PART.
.WED...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 87W 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS FAR N PART NEAR THE COAST.
.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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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS  5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART MON.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART TUE. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE