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FZNT24 KNHC 311520
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 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.

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM S FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF 
NEAR 22N WILL REMAIN ACTIVE ACROSS THE SE GULF TODAY AND THEN 
BEGIN TO DRIFT N AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT THROUGH MON. A WEAK 
TROUGH W  OF YUCATAN WILL DRIFT WWD ACROSS THE SW GULF THROUGH 
MON NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE N GULF THIS 
AFTERNOON THOUGH TONIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT NE THROUGH WED. 
A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF THU...REACHING FROM 
SE LOUISIANA TO THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 28N97W LATE THU.

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GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF 
FRONT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. 
OTHERWISE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
THROUGHOUT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF WEAKENING FRONT...VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF WEAKENING FRONT...SW TO W 
WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND 
S OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 AND WED...N OF 25N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF WEAKENING FRONT...VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF WEAKENING FRONT...SW TO W 
WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG AND S OF FRONT.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING