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FZNT24 KNHC 080929
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 08 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. 

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ANCHORED FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO NEAR SARASOTA WILL DRIFT S ALONG THE W COAST OF 
FLORIDA TO NEAR NAPLES THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING 
AND SHIFTING W WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE GULF 
THU THROUGH SAT...WITH SE RETURN FLOW INCREASING IN THE WESTERN 
GULF.

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 08 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TEXAS COAST THROUGH TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 08 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SE BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE 
TO E DURING THE EVENINGS NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 08 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 
TO 20 KT ALONG THE N COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT OFF COAST OF YUCATAN.  
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE 
PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT OFF COAST OF YUCATAN.   
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 08 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.   
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 
SUBSIDING 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 
26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING