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FZNT24 KNHC 161503
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 16 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.

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRI. WEAK COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WED AND OVER THE 
EASTERN GULF ALONG 26N THU AND BECOME DIFFUSE FRI.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART WED AND THU.
.FRI...SE TO S WINS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND WED.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NE WATERS AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NORTHERN WATERS.
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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FORECASTER LL