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FZNT24 KNHC 011330
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 01 2010

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. 

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK ATLC RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 28N WILL MAINTAIN 
LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN ON 
WED ALLOWING FOR A TROUGH NEAR THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO 
DRIFT TO THE N THROUGH EARLY THU. THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE 
N GULF WATERS LATE THU AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
E OF 94W...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 94W.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 01 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 
2 TO 4 FT THU. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT AND THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST 
OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 27N. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT 
LATE FRI AND SAT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE FRI AND SAT. 

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY