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FZNT27 KNHC 010237
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO
NEAR 24N88W. THE S PORTION OF THIS TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT W
AND DETACH FROM THE N PART AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE
SW PORTION OF THE GULF SUN. THE N PORTION OF THE TROUGH WILL
DRIFT NW AND WEAKEN SUN THROUGH MON AS A RIDGE WILL BUILD W
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E
OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N
WINDS 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE
PART.
.SUN...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W
OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NW OF TROUGH.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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