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FZNT24 KNHC 230917
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 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.

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A 1004 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28.6N88.4W WILL CONTINUE TO 
TRACK NORTH...REACHING THE SE LOUISIANA AND SW MISSISSIPPI 
COASTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...BEFORE MOVING INLAND AND DISSIPATING. A WEAK PRES 
PATTERN WILL THEN SET UP OVER THE AREA WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT 
WINDS AND LOW SEAS THROUGH WED. RETURN SLY FLOW INCREASES OVER 
THE FAR WESTERN GULF BEGINNING MON.

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.TODAY...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT LATE W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 3 
TO 5 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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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.TODAY 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 ALONG YUCATAN 
PENINSULA SHIFTING TO NE AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N 
OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W THIS MORNING.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N EARLY TODAY.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN