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FZNT24 KNHC 162047
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE E 
ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL WAVE 
CURRENTLY OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WED AND WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NE WATERS 
THU AND DISSIPATE FRI.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...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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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF 23N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 
2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM 27N TO 23N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.WED THROUGH SUN...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT BECOMING 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 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON