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FZNT24 KNHC 030901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUN 03 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.

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF TODAY WILL MOVE 
NORTHEAST OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF THURSDAY AND REACH FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL 
DISSIPATE LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SAT WITH A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 25N BY 
SUN. 

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.THU THROUGH 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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NW 10 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 03 2009

.TODAY...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA N OF 25N
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SOUTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER LL