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FZNT24 KNHC 181455
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 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. 

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 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 SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE SLOWLY 
INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S 
OF 28N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. 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.
.WED...W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. 
E OF 92W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011

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

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FORECASTER AL/DGS