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FZNT24 KNHC 301510
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 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.

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY WEST 
SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS MORNING...AND WILL 
DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF SUN 
NIGHT. OTHERWISE A WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE N GULF AND 
WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF WEAKENING FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF WEAKENING FRONT...S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N...E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
23N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
AND S 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...SE TO 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...N OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 25N...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING