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FZNT24 KNHC 292123
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2009

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

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2009
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT SAT.
SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT 
SE LATE WED. SEAS 3 FT. W OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS TUE THROUGH WED.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 6 FT.  

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 
25N THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2009

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES