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FZNT27 KNHC 071524
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 07 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...RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL HOLD THROUGH MON AND SHIFT TO
25N TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES DEVELOPS ALONG 85W. THE HIGH
MIGRATES NW THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF THU. THE INTERACTION
BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND THE RIDGE WILL
ALLOW FOR SLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN
PORTION MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NE HALF.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF
27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO
10 KT INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT....EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N
OF 27N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
N OF 28N. .THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED

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