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FZNT24 KNHC 270328
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE MOVE THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT 
AND THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND SUN.  WEAK LOW PRES CENTER 
1008 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...FORMS IN NW CARIBBEAN SAT 
AND DRIFT N INTO GULF OF MEXICO SUN.  SECOND TROPICAL WAVE 
APPROACH YUCATAN CHANNEL MON REACHING BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.  
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 22N E WIND 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE 
TO 15 KT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT. SEAS 3 FT.
N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 23N 
SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT AND GUSTY NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM OF E OF LOW PRES NEAR 23N86W  
WIND 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 27N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS IN 
SQUALLS. 
.MON...WITHIN 60 NM W OF LOW PRES NEAR 26N85W...WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE...WITHIN 120 NM W OF LOW PRES NEAR 28N84W...WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S 
OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 87W.
.WED...S OF 25N SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N SW WIND LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. 
 
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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS
S OF 26N.
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N S WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 FT BUILD 
TO 8 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM E OF LOW PRES NEAR 23N86W... 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WIND AND 
SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 27N.
.MON...WITHIN 150 NM SE OF LOW PRES NEAR 26N85W...WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 
26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS 
TSTMS IN SQUALLS.
.TUE...WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW PRES NEAR 28N84W...WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.WED...S OF 26N S WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SW 
WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES