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FZNT24 KNHC 251447
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE FAR 
WESTERN GULF TUE BETWEEN A TROUGH OVER TEXAS AND HIGH PRES 
BUILDING OVER THE E GULF. A WEAK FRONT WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE N 
GULF COAST THU AND FRI INCREASING SW WINDS OVER THE FAR N WATERS 
AHEAD OF IT.

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...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 
THROUGH TONIGHT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH 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 BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED AND THU. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 WED...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.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT 
THU. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...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.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI