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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON JUN 22 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.

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT W OF 
90W TONIGHT THEN MEANDER OVER THE WESTERN WATERS THROUGH WED. AN 
E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 25N THU THROUGH SAT. 

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE OF LINE 25N90W TO 29N96W SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SW OF LINE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 5 OT 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WITHIN 90 NM OF 
THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N ALONG 93W.
.TUE...N OF 23N W OF 93W 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. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO 
E 15 TO 20 KT E BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNSET. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT...HIGHER NEAR YUCATAN.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 25N E OF 87W W TO 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 3 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART 
SAT. 
 
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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 2 TO 4 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS E PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E 
PART. 
.THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON