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FZNT24 KNHC 172121
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 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.

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO 25N95W TO 22N98W AND FROM BIG BEND TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE MON. LOW PRES OVER NORTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MOVES INTO 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON NIGHT THEN MOVES TO 25N78W TUE AND 
28N80W WED CROSSING FLORIDA TO 28N87W THU AND TO 29N86W FRI.

GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.WED...E OF 92W NE TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. 
W OF 92W E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E OF 92W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL. W OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE TONIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
LATE W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N 
OF FRONT...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S 
OF 25N N TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.FRI...WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS N OF 
27N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 LATE W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...N OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N 
NW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SW TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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FORECASTER GR