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FZNT27 KNHC 292050
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 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
MOVING WNW AT 14 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1004 MB. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. DON IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INLAND TO NEAR 27.5N 98.0W EARLY SAT. TROPICAL STORM WARNING
IS IN EFFECT BETWEEN 25N AND 28N W OF 95W. A HIGH PRES RIDGE
ALONG 28N SUN THROUGH WED WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS OVER THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N W OF 95W...
.TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH MAXIMUM
WINDS 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. SE TO S WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N E
OF 92W. SCATTERED RAINBANDS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 95W.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5
TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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