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FZNT24 KNHC 170743
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUN 17 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. 

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN THE FAR SE GULF AND BAY 
OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE PERIOD...WHILE SEVERAL OTHER TROUGHS 
MOVE SE FROM GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA CLIPPING THE FAR NE 
GULF WATERS. OTHERWISE A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ACROSS THE N 
WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
 
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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...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 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT THROUGH MON. E 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 
120 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
NEAR 1 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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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
NEAR 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SUN AND MON.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY