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FZNT24 KNHC 051501
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO 
24N96W 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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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.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 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. N OF 25N THIS AFTERNOON 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 GR