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FZNT24 KNHC 211522
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 21 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. 

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS N GULF KEEP LIGHT TO MODERATE 
E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH TUE.  WIND SURGE 
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL WAVE OVER WESTERN CARIBBEAN REACH 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING W ACROSS S PART OF 
BASIN THROUGH THU.  BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN FRI 
EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN PRES GRADIENT ACROSS SE GULF.
 
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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

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

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT AFTERNOONS S 
OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME E 15 KT 
THU. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT THU. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT 
INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU . SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT FRI.  

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED 
TSTMS N OF 28N AND S OF 26N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE WED. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI.  SEAS 6 
TO 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES