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FZNT27 KNHC 242130
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 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...TROUGH FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 27N87W TO
25N92W WILL DRIFT WESTWARD...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO
25N94W BY WED NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT...THEN APPROACH THE TEXAS
COAST FRI BEFORE MOVING INLAND LATE FRI INTO SAT. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD SW ACROSS AREA BEHIND THE TROUGH LATE FRI THROUGH

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING E OVERNIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED
TSTMS S OF 28N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND
NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION NE TO E.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 94W N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 22N BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE OF TROUGH TO 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF
TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS ...MAINLY S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS
S OF TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH WINDS SHIFTING
TO N TO NE 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF TROUGH TO 24N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART
NEAR TROUGH...BECOMING ISOLATED WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT SUN.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 KT...BECOMING
W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS
NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N LATE SAT INTO SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF
27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN.

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