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FZNT24 KNHC 270835
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAY 27 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.

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF IS MAINTAINING LIGHT TO 
MODERATE FLOW OVER THE GULF. A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW 
GULF TONIGHT...REACHING FROM 30N93W TO THE RIO GRANDE DELTA THU 
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EAST AND WEAKEN...REACHING FROM 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR PENSACOLA TO 27N90W...THEN STATIONARY 
TO THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST BY FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL 
DISSIPATE SAT...LEAVING A LINGERING TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF INTO 
SUN.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
SW AHEAD OF COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W.
.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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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN 
PENINSULA COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TODAY S OF 24N.
.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 
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. 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 CHRISTENSEN