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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 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.

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE WILL FURTHER WEAKEN FROM THE WEST AHEAD 
OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND OVER THE 
NORTHWEST GULF THURSDAY AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE LATE FRIDAY 
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA BY LATE 
SATURDAY.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 
KT N OF FRONT 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. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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