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FZNT24 KNHC 160932
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1016 MB REMAINS STATIONARY OVER N CENTRAL 
GULF WATERS THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.  SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY 
OVER WESTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 87W MOVE ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA 
TODAY AND ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE GULF THROUGH WED.  TROPICAL 
WAVE PASS THROUGH FAR SOUTHERN GULF THU AND FRI.  WEAK COLD 
FRONT MOVE INTO NE WATERS THU AND DISSIPATE FRI.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. FROM 92W TO 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 
92W SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART TODAY.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 KT...INCREASE TO 10 KT 
THU AND FRI N OF 28N. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES