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FZNT24 KNHC 021522
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

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.

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE NE OF AREA WILL FURTHER WEAKEN AHEAD OF A 
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND OVER THE 
NORTHWEST GULF THURSDAY AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE LATE FRIDAY 
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA BY LATE 
SATURDAY. TROUGH EXTENDING FROM BAY OF CAMPECHE NE TO CENTRAL 
GULF WILL SHIFT W THROUGH TONIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY ACTIVE WEATHER.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO 
SW WINDS 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
FRONT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 
KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND 
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N...SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING