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FZNT24 KNHC 160332
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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 TUE AND ACROSS 
THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH 
THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF THU AND FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
INTO NE WATERS THU AND DISSIPATE FRI.

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU AND FRI N OF 29N. 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.

$$
GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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 N OF 28N. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK