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FZNT24 KNHC 241440
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS... A WEAK PRES PATTERN HAS SET UP OVER THE GULF WITH 
RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
THU OVER MOST OF THE GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER 
THE FAR WESTERN GULF BEGINNING LATE TOMORROW. A WEAK FRONT 
APPROACHES THE FAR NW WATERS THU.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
.WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 
15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING NE ALONG 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NE ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE MAINLY S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI