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FZNT24 KNHC 042108
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU JUN 04 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.

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 25N93W WILL
REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
SLOWLY ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA DURING THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY 
NEXT WEEK WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE. A WEAK RIDGE WILL SET UP ALONG 
25N BY SUN AND LIFT N MON AND TUE. 

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2009

.TONIGHT 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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 
FRONT W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU JUN 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.S. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE