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FZNT24 KNHC 120907
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER NORTHERN GULF WITH A WEAK FRONT ALONG THE 
WILL COAST ALONG FROM E TEXAS TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY 
THEN DISSIPATE WED.

GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 95 WINDS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. 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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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 
20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 45 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS