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FZNT24 KNHC 262045
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM 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 AND WED OVER W WATERS BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND A TROUGH 
OVER N MEXICO. A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF LATE 
WED...THEN EXTEND ACROSS THE N GULF THU AND FRI...AND WEAKEN AS 
IT EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA TO 24N98W SAT MORNING...DISSIPATING 
ACROSS THE W GULF BY SUN MORNING WHEN THE REMAINING STATIONARY 
FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIES FROM SW FLORIDA TO 26N90W.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF COLD FRONT LATE WED 
AND BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 
NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.TONIGHT 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
WINDS 10 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK