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FZNT24 KNHC 040911
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 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. 

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS... A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER NW GULF WATERS WILL 
DRIFT E AND DISSIPATE LATE SAT. AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 25N E OF 
90W WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF SAT THROUGH TUE. 

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 2010

.TODAY...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS N PART TONIGHT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 2010

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT BAY OF 
CAMPECHE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 
TO NE DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 2010
 
.TODAY...N OF 25N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING