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FZNT24 KNHC 041502
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 04 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.

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OVER MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE NORTHEAST 
OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A COLD 
FRONT OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF REACHING 
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S TEXAS BY FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT 
WILL DISSIPATE INTO SAT WITH A WEAK RIDGE SETTING UP ALONG 25N 
BY SUN AND LIFTING N MON. 

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT... BECOMING NW 10 KT N OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OT LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER GR