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FZNT24 KNHC 182124
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 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. 

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO 
MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH TUE. N 
PORTIONS OF TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE NE 
CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE ACROSS S FLORIDA AND ACROSS SE PORTIONS 
EARLY TUE THROUGH WED.
 
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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 
15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EACH AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE W WINDS LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO NEAR 
15 KT EACH AFTERNOON S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 
KT LATE WED. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT THROUGH THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING