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FZNT24 KNHC 230312
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 22 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. 

GMZ089-230930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N90W TO 25N97W MOVE E AT 25-30 
KT TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES RIDGE ELSEWHERE THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

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GMZ080-230930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND 
SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS IN CLUSTERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-230930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-230930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N. 
.MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT 
AND GUSTY MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 BUILD UP TO 15 FT LATE. N OF 25N E TO 
SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE.  SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 
BUILD TO 7 FT S OF 27N LATE.  

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GMZ086-230930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2011

.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
N OF 26N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD UP TO 8 FT ALONG 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES