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FZNT27 KNHC 251538
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 25 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 LINGER OVER N WATERS THROUGH
FRI. MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY MOVING NW ACROSS CENTRAL
BAHAMAS REACH NW BAHAMAS TODAY...WITH TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL E OF GULF WATERS. HOWEVER
TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT INCREASE NE WINDS AND BUILD SEAS OVER
E GULF THU THROUGH LATE FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT REACH N GULF
COASTS EARLY SAT WITH MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING AHEAD
OF IT. DISSIPATING FRONT REMAIN OVER N WATERS THROUGH SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING NE. E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS SE PART.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE. SCATTERED SQUALLS
AND TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 7 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

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