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FZNT24 KNHC 010314
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM S FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE TO NEAR 18N94 WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT N AND DISSIPATE 
OVERNIGHT THROUGH MON. 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 EARLY THU...REACHING FROM 
SE LOUISIANA TO THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 28N97W LATE THU...AND 
EXTENDING FROM NE FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 24N90W LATE 
FRI.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SE OF FRONT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM 
OF YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF TROUGH...SE 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF TROUGH. 
.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 26N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF TROUGH...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 WED...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.
.THU...N OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR