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FZNT24 KNHC 271507
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF IS MAINTAINING LIGHT TO 
MODERATE FLOW OVER THE REGION. A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE 
NW GULF AROUND SUNRISE THU...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO SOUTH 
TEXAS THU EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY 
WEAKEN...REACHING THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 26N90W FRI AFTERNOON. 
THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE SAT...LEAVING A LINGERING TROUGH OVER 
THE NE GULF INTO SUN.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS NW OF FRONT EARLY THU MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 
NW OF FRONT FRI. 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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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 1O KT OR LESS 
BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO 
SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
WINDS 10 KT NW OF FRONT 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 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SUN...N OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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FORECASTER GR