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FZNT24 KNHC 300847
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 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.

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF 
IS SPLITTING WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF FROM A RIDGE 
EXTENDING OVER CUBA INTO THE SE GULF. THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT THROUGH WED AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES W ACROSS THE 
SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM S 
FLORIDA TO TEXAS THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009
  
.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NE S OF 22N E OF 
93W DURING THE LATE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR 
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 25N THROUGH TUE.

$$
GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009


.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN