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FZNT24 KNHC 260319
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES ACROSS THE S CENTRAL U.S. CONTINUES TO 
WEAKEN AND LIFT SLOWLY NE...LEAVING A VERY WEAK WIND FLOW ACROSS 
ALL BUT THE W AND SW GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE 
OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF TUE. A WEAK FRONT WILL EXTEND ACROSS 
THE N GULF THU AND FRI...AND THEN SINK FURTHER S INTO THE 
CENTRAL GULF ON SAT.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W...S TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W...S TO SW 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 95W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... 
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NW OF FRONT. 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 SE OF FRONT. 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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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
93W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 THU. 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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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
TONIGHT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT TUE...INCREASING TO 15 KT THU. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU. S OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 
5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 
NW TO W WINDS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N...S TO SW WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 KT...INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. 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 ALONG 
FRONT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING