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FZNT27 KNHC 241534
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 24 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...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE OVER N WATERS THROUGH PERIOD.
HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY TRACKS W-NW ALONG FLORIDA E COAST.
TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER E GULF
THU THROUGH LATE FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT REACH N GULF COASTAL
WATERS SAT WITH MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE AT 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT THU NIGHT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI AND SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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