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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 03 2011

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. 

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 03 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1012 MB LOW NEAR 23N93W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 
SW REACHING THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR TAMPICO TONIGHT. 
OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE WATERS WILL 
MAINTAIN CONTROL OF WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE GULF. A TIGHTER 
PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE 
OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN PREVAILS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE 
MIDDLE AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE GULF. THIS WILL MAINTAIN 
MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS INTO EARLY SUN AS THE HIGH 
CENTER SHIFTS TO THE N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH MON...AND TO THE NW 
GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 03 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...AND
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN 
SE SWELL.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 03 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N 
OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 03 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 87W NE TO E 15 TO 20 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 87W
NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 03 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT FAR S PORTION.
.MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AL