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FZNT24 KNHC 230827
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUN 23 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. 

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE NW PART OF THE AREA WILL 
MOVE N OF THE AREA TODAY. AFTERWORDS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL 
PREVAIL OVER THE N PART OF THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 
ON SUNDAY...AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE S PART OF THE 
AREA WILL PRECEDE A TROPICAL WAVE WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF 
OF MEXICO MON.

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011

.TODAY 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. WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS TODAY. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING THE NE 
TO E SUN...AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 94W SUN NIGHT.
.MON...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 
TO 12 FT MON NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED 
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. 

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 
TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. 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. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. 

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011

.TODAY...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N SW 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT 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 AL