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FZNT24 KNHC 262127
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 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. 

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX IN NW CARIBBEAN AT 17.3N 87.8W 
996 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING W AT 10 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
55 WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT.  ALEX MOVE INLAND OVER YUCATAN PENINSULA 
TONIGHT AND EMERGE IN SW GULF ZONE SUN NEAR 19.0N 91.0W AS 30 KT 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT.  ALEX FORECAST TO 
RESTRENGTHEN TO TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO 20.0N 92.5W SUN 
NIGHT...TO 20.5N 93.5W MON...TO 21.5N 95.5W TUE...THEN INLAND ON 
WED.
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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 
KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BY MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS S PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S PORTION SPREADING NW.
.WED...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. 
N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SEAS 12 FT 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SE SWELL.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N MON THROUGH WED...

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS SUN. SEAS TO 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE SUN. W OF 93W 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N AT 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS TONIGHT THEN NUMEROUS 
SUN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 30 NM SW QUADRANT. 
HIGHEST WINDS 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA 
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT BUILD TO 18 FT 
LATE MON. ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS 
TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE WINDS 
TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. 

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOME S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 
11 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 
25N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE 
SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED AND THU...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S PORTION.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
6 FT. N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
26N S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES