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FZNT24 KNHC 242117
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED JUN 24 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.

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES AT 24N98W ALONG COAST OF MEXICO MOVE 
FARTHER INLAND TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILD ACROSS AREA 
THROUGH MON KEEPING SLACK GRADIENT ACROSS BASIN.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG COAST.
.THU THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
OF 25N.
 
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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
S OF 28N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES