FZNT24 KNHC 140906
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAY 14 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.
GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009
SYNOPSIS
RIDGE N OF THE AREA MAINTAINS FRESH E WINDS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND THEN DECREASE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE ACROSS TEXAS.
HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN INTO MON WITH A
TROUGH OVER THE SE GULF.
GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009
TODAY AND TONIGHT
W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009
TODAY THROUGH SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN AND MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009
TODAY AND TONIGHT
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN AND MON
NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009
TODAY AND TONIGHT
S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20
TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FORECASTER DGS
National Weather Service
Generated 1509 UTC, Thursday, May 14, 2009
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