000
FZNT24 KNHC 091434
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 09 2011

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. 

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 09 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NE 
GULF THROUGH THU...MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW 
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT SW FRI WITH 
THE RETURN FLOW DIMINISHING OVER THE WESTERN PORTION.

$$
GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 09 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 09 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.  
.FRI...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E 
SWELL. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH SE 
SWELL. 

$$
GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 09 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 09 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
FORECASTER MUNDELL