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FZNT24 KNHC 271449
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 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.

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE 
W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND SUN. THE WAVE IS 
EXPECTED TO SPAWN A TROUGH AND A WEAK LOW PRES CENTER IN ITS 
WAKE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. THE LOW PRES SHOULD DRIFT 
NORTHWARD ALONG THE TROUGH AND COULD DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL 
CYCLONE. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL MON AND MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 KT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 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 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 23N W OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 23N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 27N E OF TROUGH AND LOW PRES S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N SW 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
 
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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON...NW OF TROUGH AND LOW PRES N WINDS 190 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SE OF TROUGH AND LOW PRES S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF TROUGH.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S PART.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S PART.

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FORECASTER NELSON