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FZNT24 KNHC 291521
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 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.

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE S TEXAS COAST...WITH A TROUGH ARCHING FROM THE 
E CENTRAL GULF TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THIS MORNING. THE FRONT 
WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH THE TROUGH...FROM S 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF...SAT THROUGH SUN...AND THEN 
DISSIPATE LATE SUN THROUGH MON. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE 
AREA MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT MON INCREASING TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS  
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT BY LATE TUE.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF TROUGH...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SE OF TROUGH...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW OF TROUGH.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG MERGED FRONT AND TROUGH.
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH...NW TO N WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF TROUGH...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND S OF 
TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF DISSIPATING FRONT...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N...S 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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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF TROUGH...SW TO W WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 10 KT NW OF FRONT SAT AND SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF TROUGH...SW TO S WINDS 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND 
ALONG MERGED FRONT AND TROUGH SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF DISSIPATING FRONT...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...S 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 STRIPLING