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FZNT27 KNHC 280927
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011

...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...TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 23.0N 88.7W AT 430 AM
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE IS 1000 MB.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. DON WILL MOVE
TO 23.9N 90.3W THIS AFTERNOON TO 25.1N 92.5W TONIGHT NEAR
26.3N 94.7W FRI AND NEAR 27.3N 97.1W FRI NIGHT AND INLAND SAT
NW TOWARD
THE SE COAST OF TEXAS AND INTENSIFY THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF
BETWEEN 22N AND 28N W OF 87W.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...
.TODAY...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM
OF DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUST TO 60W. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. N
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N E OF 94W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 23N E OF
94W. MAXIMUM WINDS INCREASING TO 45 GUST TO 55 KT. HIGHEST SEAS
15 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 22N TO 25W OF 88W...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE
OF STORM DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 40 GUST TO 50 KT. DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR DON.
.TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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