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FZNT24 KNHC 280311
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE OVER YUCATAN PENINSULA MOVE W ACROSS 
BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND SUN.  WEAK TROUGH BRANCHES OUT OF 
WAVE CREST AND DRIFT N INTO CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO ALONG 86W 
SUN.  SECOND TROPICAL WAVE MOVE THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL MON AND 
MOVE THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009
  
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  N OF 
22N  E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SUN THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 
26N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 23N W OF TROUGH NE TO 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 23N E OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOME S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 87W.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. S 
OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 
TROUGH S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
N OF 25N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
 
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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 
TROUGH S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 
TROUGH.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES