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FZNT24 KNHC 252125
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES ACROSS THE S CENTRAL U.S. CONTINUES TO 
WEAKEN AND LIFT SLOWLY NE. 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 THU AND FRI...AND THEN WEAKEN FURTHER FROM THE 
SW GULF TO FLORIDA PANHANDLE SAT.

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.TONIGHT 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. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN 
PENINSULA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT 
OR LESS S OF 19N.

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.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 AND SAT...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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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.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 THROUGH SAT...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 STRIPLING