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FZNT24 KNHC 120921
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA TO 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT NW AND BECOME DIFFUSE TODAY. A 
RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF 
TONIGHT AND MON...AND EXTEND ALONG 25N BY THU.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011

.TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING 
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N E OF 93W EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING