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FZNT24 KNHC 261402
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 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.

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND SUN. A 
SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON REACHING 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ALONG COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AROUND 
SUNSET. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE 
SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E LATE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N SUN AND 
TUE.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SUN...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL 
WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
 
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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER NELSON