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FZNT24 KNHC 202127
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 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. 

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27-28N WILL MAINTAIN 
LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH 
TUE. A WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL WAVE NOW OVER CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN WILL REACH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY MON... 
SHIFTING W ACROSS S PART OF BASIN THROUGH THU. 
 
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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NE TO E 10 
TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. 

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GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010

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

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GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT DURING 
AFTERNOONS S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT THU. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 
6 FT WED NIGHT.  

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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON 
EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU AND FRI THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING