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FZNT24 KNHC 290319
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 28 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.

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA 
TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE FRONT WILL 
REMAIN ANCHORED AS IT SLOWLY DISSIPATES THROUGH SAT. THE EASTERN 
PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL REACH THE FLORIDA BIG BEND BY SAT 
MORNING AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF EARLY SUN. THE N 
CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W OVER THE EASTERN GULF EARLY NEXT 
WEEK.

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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2009
 
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NW OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE PORTION. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
26N E OF 93W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
SUBSIDING 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2009
 
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS WITHIN TSTMS W OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 
FT S OF 22N W OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT 
ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF DISSIPATING FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT HIGHER GUSTS WITHIN 
TSTMS FROM 25N TO 29N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 KT NW OF FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF DISSIPATING FROM SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
DISSIPATING FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK