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FZNT24 KNHC 212129
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS N GULF WILL KEEP LIGHT TO 
MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH TUE.  WIND 
SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN HAS 
MOVED THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WILL SHIFTING W ACROSS 
S PART OF BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH WED.  BROAD LOW PRES EXPECTED TO 
DEVELOP ACROSS W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI WILL TIGHTEN PRES 
GRADIENT ACROSS SE GULF.
 
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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

.TONIGHT 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.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR 20 
KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT MON JUN 21 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING  
E THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT THU. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N EACH AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING...INCREASING AREA WIDE TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT BUILD 5 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT.  

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE 
WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 
OCCASIONALLY 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 
TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU THROUGH SAT...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 INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT FRI.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING