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FZNT24 KNHC 120830
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED AT 29N84W NEAR THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND WILL SHIFT W TO 28N89W NEAR SE LOUISIANA EARLY 
SUN...THEN WILL BECOME ABSORBED IN ATLC RIDGING WHICH WILL BUILD 
W ALONG 27N MON AND TUE...THEN WILL SHIFT TO ALONG 28N WED.
 
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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING 
NE TO E 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS SE PORTION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING 
NE TO E 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING N 
TO NE 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 
KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FOOT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 27N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY