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FZNT24 KNHC 161515
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 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.

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER N CENTRAL 
GULF WATERS THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THROUGH WED. 
TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 83W WILL PASS THROUGH FAR SOUTHERN 
GULF THU AND FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NE WATERS THU AND 
DISSIPATE FRI.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 92W TO 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT S OF 23N W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 
TO 7 FT BEHIND TROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 23N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT S OF 23N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 23N 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SW 
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N THU AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT FRI AND SAT. 

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR