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FZNT24 KNHC 042047
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 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. 

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1016 MB LOW NEAR 24N97W IS MOVING INLAND
INTO NE MEXICO WITH A TROUGH REACHING FROM THE LOW TO 23N96W TO 
20N96W. A RIDGE PREVAILS OVER THE GULF COAST STATES. THE PRES 
GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS RIDGE AND BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE SW 
CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS OVER THE 
SE GULF THROUGH MON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THE RIDGE SINKS S TO 
NEAR 26N MON NIGHT THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 
3 FT MON.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH TONIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE.
.THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY