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FZNT24 KNHC 201508
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFTS W ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH NEXT 
WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CLIP E WATERS MON AND DISSIPATE TUE 
BUT LEAVE BROAD TROUGHING OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 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 AND WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W AND S OF 23N E OF 95W 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. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT BECOMING NE WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA IN EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO 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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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N W TO 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 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S PART.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. BETWEEN 23N AND 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SW TO W WINDS N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E 
PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 BECOMING NW TO N SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.MON AND 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 4 TO 6 FT TUE. S OF 
26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK