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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON MAY 11 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.

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER N GULF WITH A WEAK HIGH CENTER LOCATED
OVER THE NE GULF WILL MAINTAIN E TO SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE 
AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAK FRONT WILL SAG S TO JUST ALONG 
THE MIDDLE AND E GULF COAST TUE AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT.

GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 93W...
AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 93W.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...
EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE AFTERNOON.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG YUCATAN
COAST NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 
NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING 
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 
90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS.
.SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE