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FZNT24 KNHC 300901
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUN 30 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. 

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE ALEX NEAR 23.3N 95.1W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC 
MOVING WNW 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 GUST TO 85 KT. ALEX 
WILL MOVE TO 23.8N 96.2W THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 24.3N 97.7W 
TONIGHT AND INLAND THU.

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N W OF 92W...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE 
QUADRANT...150 SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUST TO 85 KT INCREASING TO 80 KT 
GUST TO 100 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 
NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. 
HIGHEST SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT FRI.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N W OF 94W...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE 
QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM 
NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT INCREASING TO 85 
KT G 100 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NE 
QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. 
HIGHEST SEAS WATERS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 23N W OF 95W WITH 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 92W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 23N W OF 94W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDE 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N 
OF 26N  SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU 
THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN 
SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS