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FZNT24 KNHC 150924
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON JUN 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER REMAINS OVER N CENTRAL GULF WATERS 
THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.  TWO SURFACE TROUGHS DRIFT W ACROSS 
SOUTHERN GULF MON THROUGH WED.  THIRD TROUGH CROSSES THROUGH 
SOUTHERN GULF THU AND FRI.  WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NE WATERS 
WED AND THU AND DISSIPATE FRI.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S PART TUE THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 29N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT NW TUE 
THROUGH FRI. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S PART MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOME SW 
WINDS 10 KT WED THROUGH FRI. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES