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

GMZ089-150930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM 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 SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY 
REACH FROM THE NE GULF TO SW GULF BY MON MORNING...AND TO THE SE 
GULF LATE MON AS LOW PRES FORMS NEAR SOUTH 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.
 

GMZ080-150930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-150930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 
FT S OF 20N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 20 KT DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW PORTION LATE.  
TUE...W OF 94W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-150930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

.TONIGHT 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 AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N 
OF 27N LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N 
LATE SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-150930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...CORRECTED
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO N 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N N TO NW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER GR