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FZNT24 KNHC 312101
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM 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 WATERS 
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.

$$
GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.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.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.TONIGHT...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 AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF WEAKENING FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF WEAKENING FRONT...E TO SE 10 KT. 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 THROUGH 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.
.FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF WEAKENING FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF WEAKENING FRONT...S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. 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.
.FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
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FORECASTER GR/SS