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FZNT24 KNHC 261454
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF IS MAINTAINING LIGHT TO 
MODERATE FLOW OVER THE GULF. WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY 
TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT OVER THE W WATERS BETWEEN THE RIDGE 
AND A TROUGH OVER N MEXICO. A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW 
GULF BY LATE WED...THEN EXTEND ACROSS THE N GULF THU AND 
FRI...AND WEAKEN AS IT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO 
SAT.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 94W...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. 
.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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W...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. VISIBILITY 
OCCASIONALLY BELOW 3 NM IN SMOKE.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E NW OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 
6 FT THU. S OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 28N...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. 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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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N...S TO SW WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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 26N.
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI