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FZNT24 KNHC 260840
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 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.

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EXTEND ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN GULF IS MAINTAINING GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW 
ACROSS THE GULF THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY INTO 
THU OVER THE WESTERN GULF BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND A TROUGH 
OVER NORTHERN MEXICO. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH INTO THE 
NW GULF BY LATE WED...THEN EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THU 
AND FRI...BEFORE OVER THE NE GULF BY LATE FRI.

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.TODAY...W OF 95W...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 95W...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W. 
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 95W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATER TODAY. SEAS 3 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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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. 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...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.TODAY 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 CHRISTENSEN