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

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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 ALONG THE  
COAST OF THE MIDDLE AND E GULF TUE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED.

GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 DURING THE EVENINGS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 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 THE YUCATAN COAST TONIGHT
AND TUE NIGHT. 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 DURING THE EVENINGS 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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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N 
OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 
26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.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