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FZNT24 KNHC 151421
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 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. 

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WATERS WILL MOVE W OF AREA 
LATE TONIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ACROSS THE N WATERS 
OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING S ALLOWING A WEAK TROUGH TO DIP S INTO THE 
FAR NE WATERS.
 
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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART THIS AFTERNOON.

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH THU...FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART WED.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT.

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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 
24N THIS AFTERNOON.

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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS NEAR 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON