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FZNT24 KNHC 090317
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 08 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. 

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE GULF 
COASTAL PLAIN THROUGH FRI. BROAD LOW PRES IN THE NW CARIBBEAN 
WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO 
SATURDAY...AND CONTINUE TO SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD. 

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT 
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO 
E 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT FROM 22N TO 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT 
FROM 22N TO 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 87W 
TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 87W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 87W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 
1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 
15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
26N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL