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FZNT24 KNHC 060240
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 05 2010

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. 

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF 
THROUGH SUN THEN WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NE WATERS 
MON STALLING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TUE. THE 
FRONT WILL DRIFT W OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WED AND DISSIPATE 
EARLY THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THU 
NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 05 2010

.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 
TO S MON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE TUE THROUGH 
THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT W OF 94W WED AND THU.

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 05 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 05 2010
 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 05 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 
27N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT MON.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT MON.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON