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FZNT24 KNHC 170925
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUN 17 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.

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH OVER YUCATAN PENINSULA MOVE W ACROSS BAY 
OF CAMPECHE TODAY.  TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER GULF OF HONDURAS 
MOVE THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND THU.  COLD FRONT MOVE INTO 
NE WATERS THU AND DISSIPATE FRI.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 22N E OF TROUGH  SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 22N SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 23N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF TROPICAL WAVE SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. N OF 23N E TO SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

.TODAY...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 27N 
TO 23N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 24N N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 KT BECOME NW 10 KT THU AND 
FRI. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES