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FZNT24 KNHC 231448
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A 1005 MB LOW PRES JUST S OF MOBILE WILL MOVE INLAND 
BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDING. 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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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W W TO NW 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH 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 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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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING 
NE TO E 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 NE DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 26N E OF 89W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 88W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON.
.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 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI