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FZNT24 KNHC 301509
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 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.

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO HOUSTON TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. RIDGE 
EXTENDS FROM CUBA INTO THE SE GULF. TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W 
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL 
EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO TEXAS THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...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.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE S OF 22N E OF 
93W DURING THE LATE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009

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

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GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009


.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 23 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/DGS