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FZNT24 KNHC 191458
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 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.

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE 
THIS EVENING. A 1009 MB LOW PRES MOVE TO 26N82W THIS EVENING  
AND NEAR 25N86W WED TO 25N89W THU AND NEAR 24N89W SAT.

GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.WED TROUGH THU...E OF 93W NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.THU...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 
26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WED N OF 28N...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N N 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 
27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER JSC/DGS