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FZNT24 KNHC 101445
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

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

GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...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 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

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

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH 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.
.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.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...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. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N TUE.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN