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FZNT24 KNHC 231533
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 23 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. 

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL WAVE OVER 
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN REACHES FAR SE GULF TONIGHT AND SPREAD ACROSS 
S PART OF GULF BASIN E OF 90W THROUGH THU.  EMBEDDED LOW PRES 
CENTER 1009 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 
S OF JAMAICA THU AND TRACK NW ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO 
CENTRAL GULF ZONE BY LATE SUN.   
 
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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT E 
OF 92W SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 4 FT E OF 92W SUN.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT... 
HIGHER NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.  NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN  
CHANNEL. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE 
LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SHIFT SE 
LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. 
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...HIGHER IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES