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FZNT24 KNHC 140303
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 13 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.

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA MAINTAINS FRESH E WINDS THROUGH 
THE WEEKEND BEFORE DIMINISHING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE ACROSS 
TEXAS. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN INTO MON WITH 
A TROUGH OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE GULF. 

GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU. SEAS BUILDING 6 
TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR