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FZNT24 KNHC 221523
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 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. 

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE EXTEND ALONG 30N KEEP LIGHT TO MODERATE E 
TO SE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH TUE.  WIND SURGE 
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL WAVE OVER NW CARIBBEAN MOVE W INTO FAR 
SE GULF AND SPREAD ACROSS S PART OF BASIN THU THROUGH SAT.  
 
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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 95N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT.

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 10 KT 
EXCEPT TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST AFTERNOONS AND 
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT E OF 95W AND 3 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT FRI AND SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 24N.

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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...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 EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA...SPREADING W LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS TO 7 FT BUILD TO 
10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND SAT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES