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

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A 1007 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.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...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. 

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
LATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...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.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 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.
.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 THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S 
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PART
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE