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FZNT24 KNHC 091511
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 09 2008

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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS 
WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S AND LIE ALONG 28N LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS 
WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS 
THROUGH PERIOD. 

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N W OF 92W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 21N E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 28N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.FRI...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 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
CALM. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON