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FZNT24 KNHC 231515
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011

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. 

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE NW PART OF THE AREA FROM 
29N92W TO 21N97W WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND FRI. A HIGH PRES RIDGE 
WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH TUE. NE WINDS 
WILL INCREASE SUN AHEAD OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE SW GULF. STRONG E TO SE WINDS ARE 
EXPECTED MON AS THE WAVE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF...AND SEAS 
WILL BUILD TO OVER 10 FT MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 93W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NE TO E 
SUN AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 94W SUN NIGHT.
.MON...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
.MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER MUNDELL