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FZNT24 KNHC 110303
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

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

GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W
...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 93W.
.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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE THU AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 93W FRI. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 93W.

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE TO E TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE TO E TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
EXCEPT FAR N PART BECOMING SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO  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 AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 
INCREASING TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND 
1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED THROUGH FRI. SEAS BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE