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FZNT27 KNHC 122200
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU AUG 12 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...REMNANT LOW OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE JUST INLAND
SE LOUISIANA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FRI. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL
CONTINUE ALONG 25N THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG
27N SAT THROUGH SUN. A LOW WILL FORM OVER S ALABAMA ON MON
WITH A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO THE TEXAS COAST. LOW
WILL RETROGRADE W TO OVER S LOUISIANA ON TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
28N. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
FROM 26N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ENTIRE AREA.

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