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FZNT24 KNHC 230850
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 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.

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A SFC TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WILL SHIFT NW AND MOVE 
INLAND TONIGHT OR WED. HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL 
DRIFT W AND WEAKEN. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 25N THU AND FRI 
THEN SHIFT N SAT. 

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE OF LINE 25N90W TO 29N96W W TO NW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SW OF SAME LINE E TO SE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART.
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S SAT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.TODAY...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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT E BAY OF CAMPECHE DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W 
TONIGHT AND WED.

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 87W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
 
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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 83W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT 
OR LESS WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 26N. 
.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 CANGIALOSI