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FZNT24 KNHC 160309
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 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. 

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WATERS WILL MOVE NW AND 
INLAND BY WED MORNING. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ACROSS 
THE N WATERS OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING S ALLOWING A WEAK TROUGH TO 
DIP S INTO THE FAR NE WATERS.
 
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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART THIS AFTERNOON.
.SUN...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 22N VARIABLE MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E WINDS 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH THU...FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART WED.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 
KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT.

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N THIS 
AFTERNOON.
.SUN...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ALONG 
THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
NEAR 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N VARIABLE MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO NE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT UP TO 4 FT THROUGH 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT AND SUN.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING