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FZNT24 KNHC 150916
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUN 15 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. 

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NEAR 26N87W WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH 
TONIGHT THEN SLOWLY SHIFT N TO NEAR 28N84W FRI AND REMAIN NEARLY 
STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT AND SAT NIGHT AND ACROSS THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA SUN...SPREADING SHOWERS AND TSTMS INTO FAR S PORTIONS 
OF THE GULF.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

.TODAY...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PORTIONS SAT NIGHT AND SUN.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S HALF SAT NIGHT AND SUN.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING