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FZNT24 KNHC 180245
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL 
MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE OVER MOST OF THE BASIN 
THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL 
CONTINUE TO EXIT THE YUCATAN AND MOVE NW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
 
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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 150 NM OF COAST E OF 93W DURING 
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. FROM 28N TO 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 1 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT THROUGH 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT AND TO 5 FT TUE. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING