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FZNT24 KNHC 250214
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 
82W OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD FROM THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SAT.
THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS 
THE REMAINDER OF THE NW CARIBBEAN AND FAR SE GULF THROUGH FRI 
NIGHT AND THE CENTRAL GULF SAT AND SUN. LOW PRES...A POSSIBLE 
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL MOVE FROM NEAR THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
SUN TRACKING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY TUE WITH INCREASING WINDS
AND SEAS.

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GMZ080-250930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S 
PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING NW. 

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GMZ082-250930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM 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 THROUGH SUN...S OF 23N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE 
PORTION.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION.

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GMZ084-250930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SAT. N OF 25N E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N 
AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 27N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-250930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... 
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... 
EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 83W. 

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY/COBB