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FZNT24 KNHC 152054
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER N CENTRAL GULF WATERS THROUGH 
FORECAST PERIOD. SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN 
CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT 
AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE AND WED. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL 
PASS THROUGH SOUTHERN GULF THU AND FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO NE WATERS THU AND DISSIPATE FRI.

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 93W AND 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... OCCASIONALLY 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 23N.

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS...EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N THU AND FRI.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU THROUGH SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
PART TONIGHT AND TUE.

$$
GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK