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FZNT24 KNHC 241527
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WIND SURGE...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 
80W OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN...WILL MOVE FROM THE SE GULF W INTO 
THE S CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. THE TROPICAL WAVE 
WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE NW CARIBBEAN AND FAR 
SE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT...AND THEN ENTER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
AND S CENTRAL GULF SAT. ELONGATED LOW PRES EMBEDDED WITH THE 
TROPICAL WAVE MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE BY FRI...AND 
TRACK INTO THE CENTRAL OR WESTERN GULF WATERS BY SUN. STRONG 
WINDS N AND NE OF THE TROPICAL WAVE AND LOW PRES AREA WILL 
AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 
 
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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS NEAR 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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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 
BUILDING 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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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 
TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N SAT. SEAS BUILDING 6 
TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO NE WINDS 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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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS THROUGH 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...S OF 26N SUN SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. OTHERWISE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING