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FZNT24 KNHC 160917
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUN 16 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. 

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 27N84W WILL REMAIN 
NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE E GULF THROUGH FRI THEN STRENGTHEN 
SLIGHTLY FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS MODESTLY 
ACROSS THE SW N ATLC. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SPREADING SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS INTO THE S CENTRAL AND SW GULF.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 
7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 16 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 25N SAT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING