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FZNT24 KNHC 230826
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUN 23 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. 

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE OVER 
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN HAS REACHED THE FAR SE GULF THIS EVENING 
AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE S PART OF THE GULF BASIN THROUGH SAT. 
WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SAT AND SUN AS THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO 
MOVE INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN. 
 
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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 
TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 
2 TO 3 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT 
SUN.

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 
E TO SE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N EARLY.

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 
E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT ...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. 
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL