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FZNT24 KNHC 291508
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 29 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.

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF 
THROUGH TUE NIGHT SPLITTING WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF FROM 
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES IN THE SE GULF. THE TROUGH WILL MERGE 
WITH A TROPICAL WAVE THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
THROUGH LATE WED.

$$
GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 29 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING SE TUE THROUGH FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W SE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS TUE THROUGH THU. 

$$
GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 29 2009

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

$$
GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/DGS