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FZNT24 KNHC 161417
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 16 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. 

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WATERS WILL MOVE W AND 
INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ACROSS 
THE N WATERS OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING S ALLOWING FOR A SERIES OF 
WEAK TROUGHS TO DIP S INTO THE FAR NE WATERS.
 
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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2010

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

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART ENDING THIS 
EVENING.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT AND SUN. ISOLATED TSTMS
BAY OF CAMPECHE.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...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 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING 3 TO 5 SAT AND SUN IN FLORIDA STRAITS.

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FORECASTER NELSON