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FZNT24 KNHC 200317
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 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. 

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N TO MAINTAIN LIGHT TO 
MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH TUE.  
TROPICAL WAVE NOW OVER HISPANIOLA TO MOVE ACROSS STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA AND S FLORIDA MON NIGHT AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE 
THROUGH THU... INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER S PART WED AND 
THU.  
 
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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95N E TO SE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT  
THU.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOONS 
AND EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 92W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT 
DURING AFTERNOONS S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT.  

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED EXCEPT 
TO 7 FT THROUGH THE STRAITS.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING