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FZNT24 KNHC 200222
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 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.

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MEANDER OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS 
THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN SHIFT W OF 88W SUN ALLOWING A WEAK COLD 
FRONT TO MOVE SE INTO THE NE WATERS LATE SUN. A REINFORCING COLD 
SURGE ON TUE WILL PUSH THE FRONT TO OVER THE SE PORTION WED. 

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 93W AND 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW MON. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 28N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT NE 
WATERS WED.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W AND S OF 23N E OF 95W SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING W TO NW MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 28N TO 24N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. N OF 25N W OF 87W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE SAT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.SUN...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT 
LATE MON. FROM 27N TO 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 
10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT TUE. S OF 24N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON