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FZNT24 KNHC 102112
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 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. 

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE NW INTO 
THE FAR SE WATERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE 
SUN. A RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF SUN.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 93W SW TO W 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
ALONG THE COAST OF YUCATAN THIS EVENING.
.SAT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING NW 
S OF 21N IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 
22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 
24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN