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FZNT24 KNHC 200921
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 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.

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFTS W ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH NEXT 
WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE E WATERS LATE 
MON INTO TUE.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 93W AND 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 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 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT 
MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 
15 KT E OF 93W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT E 
OF 93W TUE NIGHT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
THE COAST. 
.MON AND TUE...S OF 22N E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
TUE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM 
OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.MON...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N 
TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N E OF 88W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT TUE. FROM 24N TO 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT TUE. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. S OF 24N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER COHEN