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FZNT24 KNHC 250904
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUN 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILD ACROSS AREA THROUGH SAT 
KEEPING SLACK GRADIENT ACROSS BASIN. TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN/MON S OF 21N.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. E OF 95W N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 28N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S S 
OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING 
NE WINDS 15 KT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG COAST.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 22N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
TROPICAL WAVE.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
 
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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2009

.TODAY...N OF 28N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 
28N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK