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FZNT24 KNHC 250302
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...DEEP LAYERED LOW PRES ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 
HAS INDUCED A WEAK PRES PATTERN OVER THE GULF...WITH RELATIVELY 
LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE OVER 
MOST OF THE GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE 
FAR WESTERN GULF BEGINNING MON AND EXPAND ACROSS MOST OF THE 
GULF TUE. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THU AND N 
WATERS FRI.

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GMZ080-250930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W...S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
EACH 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. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-250930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.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 
BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...SHIFTING TO NE ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING THE 
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-250930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT... 
BECOMING S WINDS 10 KT MON. 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.
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-250930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.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.
.FRI...N OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 26N...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING