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FZNT24 KNHC 120920
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUN 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTEND FROM WRN ATLC W ACROSS NRN GULF 
WATERS THROUGH SUN.  WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER NE GULF LATE SUN. 

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 94W.  SEAS 4 
FT E OF 94W AND 7 FT W OF 94W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH 
TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT BY FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
E OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH 
TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. W OF 
94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N 
TODAY.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SUN. 
.MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

.TODAY...S OF 26N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 
26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 88W E WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 
KT OR LESS SUN. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N PART.
.MON... N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.
.MON...S WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW TO W 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES