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FZNT24 KNHC 232120
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER SW GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT.
WEAK RIDGE BUILDS W ALONG 27N THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS SW PART THROUGH WED NIGHT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 5 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
 
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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009

.TONIGHT AND WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS E OF 84W.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES