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FZNT24 KNHC 031412
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 03 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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON  
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TONIGHT AND 
THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF LATE THU AND 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE FRI.
THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT/SAT WITH A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 
25N BY SUN. 

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. 
.THU THROUGH 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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NW 10 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA N OF 25N
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SOUTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER LL/COBB