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FZNT24 KNHC 221421
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 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.

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 27N87W MOVING NW 7 KT WILL BE NEAR 
28N89W FRI EVENING...AND REACH THE LOUISIANA COAST BY SAT EVENING 
BEFORE CONTINUING INLAND SAT NIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE 
COAST AND WEAKENS THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE NE PORTION WILL 
RELAX...SETTING UP THE AREA WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SUBSIDED SEAS INTO 
EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE TEXAS 
COAST MON AND TUE.

GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 
94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT LATE SAT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
LATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO E TO NE ALONG 
THE YUCATAN COAST LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E OF 88W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT. N OF 26N W OF 88W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 89W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 88W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 88W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 88W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
TO N NORTH OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
$$
GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO SW N OF 
25N TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

$$
FORECASTER BANCROFT/CHRISTENSEN