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FZNT24 KNHC 300307
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO 25N95W...WITH A TROUGH ARCHING FROM THE CENTRAL BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25N89W. THE FRONT WILL SINK 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. 
MEANWHILE...A NEW FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N GULF COAST ON WED.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO 
SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT MON INCREASING TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS  
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT BY LATE TUE.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009
 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT YUCATAN COAST NE TO N 
WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT 
OR LESS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 
93W TONIGHT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S OF 23N E OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF 
FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SOUTH OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF WEAKENING FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF WEAKENING FRONT...SW TO W WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG WEAKENING 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.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING/SCHAUER CLARK