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FZNT24 KNHC 260851
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 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.

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO 
TEXAS THROUGH TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL 
MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND ACROSS 
THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH SUN...ALLOWING WINDS OVER 
THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SW GULF TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT 
THROUGH EARLY SUN.

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT ALONG COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA 
LATE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.  N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING NE TO E LATE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 
22N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BY TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 
22N SUN.

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TODAY...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SUN...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
 
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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN