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FZNT24 KNHC 210914
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON JUN 21 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. 

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS N GULF WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO 
MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH TUE. A WIND 
SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN 
WILL REACH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY TODAY...SHIFTING W 
ACROSS S PART OF BASIN THROUGH EARLY THU. BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS 
THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI WILL TIGHTEN PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE SE 
GULF.
 
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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NE TO E 10 
TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. 

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED...E OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST LATE AFTERNOONS AND 
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT DURING 
AFTERNOONS S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT THU. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU . SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
TO 5 TO 6 FT THU.  

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN FLORIDA CURRENT LATE FRI. 

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FORECASTER AL