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FZNT27 KNHC 080331
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 7 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...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.4N 92.5W 1003 MB AT 10
PM CDT MOVING E AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT. NATE WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO NEAR 20.3N 92.2W THU MORNING...
20.5N 92.0W THU NIGHT...21.1N 92.2W FRI MORNING WHILE GRADUALLY
INTENSIFYING. NATE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST
GULF WATERS AND BECOME A HURRICANE BY FRI EVENING MAKING ITS
WAY TO 23.5N 97.0W MON EVENING. DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT
FROM NEAR TAMPA TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH
OVER THE EASTERN GULF THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF
26N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N E OF 96W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...
.TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF
CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INCREASING TO
50 KT GUSTS 60 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18
FT THU. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF
CENTER OF NATE. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
BUILDING TO 24 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF NATE.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR
MORE EXPECTED N OF 21N. S OF 21N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
SAT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT
AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 88W.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT
SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.

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