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FZNT24 KNHC 121409
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 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. 

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED AT THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WILL 
SHIFT W TO SE LOUISIANA SUN...THEN WILL BECOME ABSORBED IN ATLC 
RIDGING BUILDING W ALONG 27N TO 28N THROUGH MID WEEK.
 
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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 92W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION 
INTO EARLY EVENING.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING 
NE TO E 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING N 
TO NE 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN
90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON