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FZNT24 KNHC 220855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 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. 

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES EXTENDING ACROSS THE N GULF WILL KEEP 
LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH 
TUE. A WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NW 
CARIBBEAN HAS MOVED INTO THE FAR SE GULF AND WILL SHIFT W ACROSS 
S PART OF BASIN TODAY THROUGH WED.  BROAD LOW PRES EXPECTED TO 
DEVELOP ACROSS W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI AND WILL TIGHTEN PRES 
GRADIENT ACROSS SE GULF.
 
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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 FT. E OF 95N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 
4 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE FRI. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 
15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 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 NE NEAR 20 
KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT E OF 95W AND 3 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING  
E WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT THU. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT BECOMING NE TO E 
SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.  

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
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 EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SPREADING AREA WIDE LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI. 

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FORECASTER AL