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FZNT24 KNHC 250908
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAY 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE FAR 
WESTERN GULF BY TUE BETWEEN A TROUGH OVER TEXAS AND HIGH PRES 
BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN GULF. OTHERWISE...LIGHT SOUTHERLY 
WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK OVER MOST OF THE GULF AS A 
WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN CONTINUES. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE 
NW WATERS THU AND EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF BY FRI.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. 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 
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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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
SEA 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE 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 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN