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FZNT24 KNHC 240839
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUN 24 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. 

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE OVER 
THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL PERSIST OVER THE SE GULF WATERS THROUGH 
FRI. AN EMBEDDED AREA OF LOW PRES...A POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE WAVE S OF CUBA TODAY THEN TRACK 
INTO THE CENTRAL OR WESTERN GULF WATERS BY SUN. THIS WAVE WILL 
QUICKLY BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE FLORIDA 
STRAITS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 
 
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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO 
SE W OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 
93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.   
N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 
FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
26N. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL