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FZNT24 KNHC 170906
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 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.

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS WILL 
CHANGE LITTLE TROUGH PERIOD. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER 
THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE WED AND OVER THE EASTERN GULF ALONG 28N 
THU BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE FRI.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

.TODAY 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 AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 
90W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

.TODAY...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NW 10 KT OR LESS WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 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.
.SAT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON