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FZNT24 KNHC 181514
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 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. 

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE 
E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH TUE.
 
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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 26N W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES