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FZNT27 KNHC 092103
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 25N TONIGHT. BY THU
THE RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST. ON SAT A WEAK HIGH WILL DEVELOP OVER SE LOUISIANA
AND REMAIN STATIONARY ON SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 92W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 29N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. S OF 28N E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 20N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3
TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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