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FZNT24 KNHC 141520
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 14 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.

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE EXTENDING WSW ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF 
COAST WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT
THAT MOVES OFF THE NW GULF COAST ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY
REACH FROM THE NE GULF TO SW GULF BY MON AFTERNOON...AND TO 
THE SE GULF LATE MON AS LOW PRES FORMS JUST E OF FLORIDA. IN ITS 
WAKE...HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF WILL RESULT IN A 
TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT WITH INCREASING N WINDS THROUGHOUT. 
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER MUCH OF THE NW GULF MON.
 

GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 27N96W. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...HIGHEST S OF 23N E OF 93W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N EXCEPT
NW PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
NW PORTION BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E 
PART SUN.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART LATE.
.SUN AND MON...NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS E PART.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 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 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE