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FZNT24 KNHC 262128
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE MOVE THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT 
AND THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND SUN.  WEAK LOW PRES CENTER 
...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...FORMS NEAR GULF OF HONDURAS SAT 
AND DRIFT N-NW INTO GULF OF MEXICO SUN.  SECOND TROPICAL WAVE 
APPROACH YUCATAN CHANNEL MON REACHING BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 22N E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASE TO 15 KT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT. 
SEAS 3 FT. N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME E LATE SAT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 23N 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT AND GUSTY NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS 
S OF 23N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM OF E OF LOW PRES NEAR 23N87W  
WIND 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT 
TUE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
PART.
.WED...S OF 25N SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N SW WIND LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. 
 
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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS
S OF 26N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY.
SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT MON AND TUE. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 27N MON 
AND TUE.
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES