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FZNT24 KNHC 182109
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU JUN 18 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.

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE 
W OF AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MEANDER OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN WEAKEN ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE 
INTO THE NE WATERS LATE MON REACHING THE SE WATERS TUE.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. BETWEEN 93W AND 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 95W AND S OF 23N E OF 95W SE 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. FROM 28N TO 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N 
TO 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. 
 
$$
GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E 
PART.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
MON BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE. FROM 27N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT NW 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT TUE. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON