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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 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. 

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING 
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF LATER 
TODAY THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES ALONG THE WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN IS
MOVING NW AND COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE.
THE LOW 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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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010

.TODAY 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 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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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
 
.TODAY 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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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010

.TODAY 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 DGS