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FZNT24 KNHC 200311
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 19 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.

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY TROUGH ALONG NRN COASTAL WATERS E OF 
90W MOVE NE OF AREA FRI.  RIDGE EXTENDING FROM STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA TO W CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT MOVE TO ALONG 27N FRI NIGHT 
THROUGH MON AND THEN MOVE OVER N GULF ON TUE.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SW SUN. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES