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FZNT24 KNHC 210921
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 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.

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFTS W ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH THROUGH 
MIDWEEK. WINDS SHIFT TO NW ACROSS E WATERS TONIGHT AS A TROUGH 
DEVELOPS OVER THE W ATLC.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT
OR LESS LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009

.TODAY...S OF 23N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 23N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT BECOMING NE WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009

.TODAY...N OF 24N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. FROM 23N TO 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. S 
OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER COHEN