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FZNT24 KNHC 231508
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH 
SATURDAY. WEAK RIDGE ALONG 27N THROUGH SATURDAY.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 
OCCASIONALLY 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 
THROUGH WED NIGHT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO OCCASIONALLY 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE MOSTLY SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
OF 25N.

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FORECASTER LL