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FZNT24 KNHC 050758
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO 24N95W WILL 
STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT THEN 
SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE SAT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL SET UP 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN THROUGH TUE. 

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

.TODAY...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 
10 TO 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT 
ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N 
OF 25N TODAY WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PART.

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FORECASTER NELSON