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FZNT24 KNHC 062044
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 06 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. 

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE 
NORTHERN GULF WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. AN E TO RIDGE ALONG 25N E OF 
90W WILL SHIFT S AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE NE WATERS MON 
THEN STALLS FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TUE. 
THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT SLOWLY N ACROSS THE NE WATERS WED AND 
DISSIPATE EARLY THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE GULF THU NIGHT INTO FRI. 

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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 06 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON 
NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE TUE THROUGH 
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT W OF 94W WED AND THU AND 
4 TO 7 THROUGH OUT ON FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NE 
PART TONIGHT. 

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 06 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. 

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 06 2010
 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NW 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 06 2010

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO  NW 
BEHIND FRONT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT MON NIGHT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM.

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FORECASTER NELSON