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FZNT24 KNHC 170834
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 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. 

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH MON...THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL 
MOVE INTO THE FAR E GULF SAT NIGHT. THE TROPICAL WAVES WESTWARD 
PROGRESS WILL SLOW AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
GULF...REACHING THE WESTERN GULF TUE. 

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S 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.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N SAT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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 AL