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FZNT27 KNHC 250315
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 26N93W
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 SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 28N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4
FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
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 MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.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 S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF TROUGH
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED 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 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 S OF 27N.
.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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